Nebamun hunting in the marshes
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Nebamun hunting in the marshes is a famous fragment of an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting the scribe Nebamun fowling and fishing in a lush marshland, celebrated for its vivid color, lively detail, and insight into elite life in the New Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nebamun hunting in the marshes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10993690 — 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: Nebamun hunting in the marshes Context triple: [tomb of Nebamun paintings, notableWork, Nebamun hunting in the marshes]
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A.
Mashishing
Mashishing is a town in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, historically known as Lydenburg and noted for its role in regional mining and agriculture.
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B.
People of the Great Swamp
People of the Great Swamp is the English meaning of the name of the Cayuga, one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.
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C.
Time to Hunt
Time to Hunt is a South Korean dystopian crime thriller film set in a near-future economic crisis, following a group of young men who plan a high-stakes heist that draws the attention of a relentless killer.
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D.
The Wildfowler in Scotland
The Wildfowler in Scotland is a classic sporting book by George Gray Millais that details the traditions, techniques, and natural history of wildfowling across the Scottish coasts and wetlands.
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E.
Hunters at Rest
Hunters at Rest is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Philips Wouwerman depicting hunters and their horses relaxing in a rustic outdoor setting.
- 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: Nebamun hunting in the marshes Target entity description: Nebamun hunting in the marshes is a famous fragment of an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting the scribe Nebamun fowling and fishing in a lush marshland, celebrated for its vivid color, lively detail, and insight into elite life in the New Kingdom.
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A.
Mashishing
Mashishing is a town in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, historically known as Lydenburg and noted for its role in regional mining and agriculture.
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B.
People of the Great Swamp
People of the Great Swamp is the English meaning of the name of the Cayuga, one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.
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C.
Time to Hunt
Time to Hunt is a South Korean dystopian crime thriller film set in a near-future economic crisis, following a group of young men who plan a high-stakes heist that draws the attention of a relentless killer.
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D.
The Wildfowler in Scotland
The Wildfowler in Scotland is a classic sporting book by George Gray Millais that details the traditions, techniques, and natural history of wildfowling across the Scottish coasts and wetlands.
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E.
Hunters at Rest
Hunters at Rest is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Philips Wouwerman depicting hunters and their horses relaxing in a rustic outdoor setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom Egyptian art
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ancient Egyptian tomb painting fragment ⓘ artwork ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| collection |
British Museum, London
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linked to:
British Museum
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| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
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linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| creator | unknown ancient Egyptian artist ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Museum ⓘ |
| date | circa 1350 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Nebamun
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Nebamun’s daughter ⓘ Nebamun’s wife ⓘ New Kingdom elite life ⓘ birds ⓘ cat catching birds ⓘ elite leisure activities ⓘ fish ⓘ fishing ⓘ fowling ⓘ marshland scene ⓘ papyrus marshes ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
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| function |
decoration of Nebamun’s tomb-chapel
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expression of status and prosperity in the afterlife ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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tomb painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Nebamun standing in a boat
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flying birds ⓘ inscriptions in hieroglyphs ⓘ lotus flowers ⓘ papyrus thicket ⓘ water teeming with fish ⓘ |
| material | paint on plaster ⓘ |
| medium | fresco-like wall painting ⓘ |
| movement | ancient Egyptian art ⓘ |
| museumId |
British Museum EA37977
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linked to:
British Museum
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| notableFor |
insight into elite life in the New Kingdom
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lively detail ⓘ naturalistic depiction of animals ⓘ vivid color ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Theban Necropolis
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near modern Luxor ⓘ tomb of Nebamun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tomb-chapel of Nebamun wall paintings
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linked to:
tomb of Nebamun paintings
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| period |
New Kingdom
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linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
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| subjectOf |
British Museum exhibitions
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art historical studies ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nebamun hunting in the marshes Description of subject: Nebamun hunting in the marshes is a famous fragment of an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting the scribe Nebamun fowling and fishing in a lush marshland, celebrated for its vivid color, lively detail, and insight into elite life in the New Kingdom.
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