Book of the Underworld

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian funerary text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Amduat
gptkbp:contains twelve hours of the night
gptkbp:depicts journey of the sun god Ra through the underworld
gptkbp:describes rewards for the righteous
enemies of Ra
punishments for the wicked
gptkbp:foundIn tombs of pharaohs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of the Underworld
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Tomb_of_Thutmose_III
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:purpose guide for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Book_of_the_Dead
gptkb:Book_of_Gates
gptkbp:significance important source for Egyptian cosmology
gptkbp:structure divided into twelve sections
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Egyptologists
gptkbp:usedBy pharaohs
gptkbp:writtenBy hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:13th_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6