Coffin Texts

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:artMovement poetic and formulaic
gptkbp:artwork depictions of the afterlife
gptkbp:associated_with coffins
gptkbp:conservationEfforts found in tombs
gptkbp:content spells and incantations
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later funerary texts
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects_ancient_Egyptian_worldview
gptkbp:culturalHeritage influences from neighboring cultures
gptkbp:culturalSignificance immortality
judgment of the dead
protection from evil
belief in an afterlife
gptkbp:documentedIn varied interpretations over time
gptkbp:format gptkb:hieroglyphs
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:historical_analysis Egyptology
authorship and compilation
gptkbp:historical_significance provides_insight_into_ancient_Egyptian_beliefs
gptkbp:historicalContext c. 2000–1700 BCE
transition_from_the_Old_Kingdom_to_the_Middle_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coffin Texts
gptkbp:influence Book of the Dead
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
gptkbp:mythology gptkb:Anubis
Isis
Osiris
Horus
gptkbp:notable_feature written on the inside of coffins
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Coffin_of_Amenemhat
gptkb:Coffin_of_Kha
gptkb:Coffin_of_Djehutynakht
Coffin of Nefertari
Coffin of Teti
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Geraldine_Pinch
gptkb:Toby_Wilkinson
gptkb:James_P._Allen
gptkb:Salima_Ikram
gptkb:Richard_H._Wilkinson
studied in archaeology and anthropology
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor Pyramid Texts
gptkbp:purpose to guide the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:releaseYear 19th century
gptkbp:symbolism death and resurrection
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:shabti_figures
funerary rituals
amulets
sarcophagi
funerary offerings
canopic jars