Book of the Hidden Chamber

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian funerary text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Amduat
gptkbp:category Egyptian funerary literature
gptkbp:contains texts and illustrations
gptkbp:depicts gods, demons, and the deceased
gptkbp:describes journey of the sun god Ra through the underworld
gptkbp:foundIn tombs of pharaohs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of the Hidden Chamber
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Tomb_of_Thutmose_III
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:period gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose guide for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Book_of_Caverns
gptkb:Book_of_Gates
gptkbp:significance important source for Egyptian cosmology and afterlife beliefs
gptkbp:structure 12 hours of the night
gptkbp:theme rebirth and regeneration
gptkbp:writtenBy hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Book_of_Amduat
gptkb:Enigmatic_Book_of_the_Netherworld
gptkb:Amduat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6