pyramid at el-Lisht

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site royal funerary monument

The pyramid at el-Lisht is the main funerary monument of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat I, marking the revival of large-scale pyramid building in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
el-Lisht pyramid complex	1
pyramid at el-Lisht canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10199194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: pyramid at el-Lisht
Context triple: [Amenemhat I, burialPlace, pyramid at el-Lisht]

A. Black Pyramid of Dahshur
The Black Pyramid of Dahshur is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III, notable for its dark, decayed mudbrick core and complex internal passages.
B. Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
C. Pyramid of Raneferef
The Pyramid of Raneferef is an unfinished Fifth Dynasty Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex at Abusir in Egypt, built for the pharaoh Neferefre and notable for its associated mortuary temple and rich archaeological finds.
D. Pepi II Pyramid complex
The Pepi II Pyramid complex is the funerary monument of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Pepi II at Saqqara, featuring his pyramid and associated temples and structures within the Memphite necropolis.
E. Pyramid of Senusret III
The Pyramid of Senusret III is a Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the pharaoh Senusret III, notable for its innovative substructure and association with the 12th Dynasty.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: pyramid at el-Lisht
Target entity description: The pyramid at el-Lisht is the main funerary monument of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat I, marking the revival of large-scale pyramid building in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.

A. Black Pyramid of Dahshur
The Black Pyramid of Dahshur is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III, notable for its dark, decayed mudbrick core and complex internal passages.
B. Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
C. Pyramid of Raneferef
The Pyramid of Raneferef is an unfinished Fifth Dynasty Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex at Abusir in Egypt, built for the pharaoh Neferefre and notable for its associated mortuary temple and rich archaeological finds.
D. Pepi II Pyramid complex
The Pepi II Pyramid complex is the funerary monument of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Pepi II at Saqqara, featuring his pyramid and associated temples and structures within the Memphite necropolis.
E. Pyramid of Senusret III
The Pyramid of Senusret III is a Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the pharaoh Senusret III, notable for its innovative substructure and association with the 12th Dynasty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal funerary monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Middle Kingdom pyramid architecture ⓘ
associatedBurials	high officials of the Twelfth Dynasty ⓘ royal family members of Amenemhat I ⓘ
associatedDeity	Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ
associatedWith	Amenemhat I pyramid complex ⓘ linked to: pyramid complex of Amenemhat I at Lisht
belongsToSite	Lisht pyramid field ⓘ linked to: Lisht necropolis
builtFor	Amenemhat I ⓘ
casingStonesReusedIn	later constructions in Cairo region ⓘ
constructionStarted	reign of Amenemhat I ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dynasty	Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: 12th Dynasty of Egypt
excavatedBy	American archaeologists ⓘ French archaeologists ⓘ
followedBy	pyramid of Senusret I at el-Lisht ⓘ linked to: pyramid of Senusret I
function	funerary monument ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
hasEntrance	north side of the pyramid ⓘ
hasFeature	causeway ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ pyramid complex ⓘ subsidiary pyramids and tombs ⓘ underground burial chambers ⓘ
hasNecropolis	Lisht necropolis ⓘ
hasOrientation	cardinal directions ⓘ
hasSubstructure	descending corridor and burial chamber ⓘ
hasType	step-core pyramid with casing ⓘ
inspiredBy	Old Kingdom pyramid complexes at Saqqara and Giza ⓘ linked to: Old Kingdom pyramid fields
locatedIn	Egypt ⓘ Lower Egypt ⓘ el-Lisht ⓘ
material	Tura limestone casing ⓘ limestone core with mudbrick and rubble fill ⓘ
near	Faiyum region ⓘ linked to: Faiyum Oasis Memphis (ancient Egypt) ⓘ linked to: ancient city of Memphis
notableFor	use of reused blocks from Old Kingdom monuments ⓘ
owner	Amenemhat I ⓘ
period	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
precededBy	pyramids of the First Intermediate Period and late Old Kingdom ⓘ
religiousContext	ancient Egyptian solar and Osirian funerary cults ⓘ
significance	marks revival of large-scale pyramid building in the Middle Kingdom ⓘ
stateOfPreservation	ruined ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amenemhat I → burialPlace → pyramid at el-Lisht ⓘ

Senusret I → associatedWithSite → el-Lisht pyramid complex ⓘ

linked to: pyramid at el-Lisht

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