Book of the Heavenly Cow
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The Book of the Heavenly Cow is an ancient Egyptian religious text that recounts a divine myth of rebellion, destruction, and cosmic restoration involving the sun god and the sky cow goddess.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of the Heavenly Cow canonical | 4 |
| Book of the Celestial Cow | 1 |
| Myth of the Heavenly Cow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6531462 — 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: Book of the Heavenly Cow Context triple: [Destruction of Mankind myth, hasAlternativeName, Book of the Heavenly Cow]
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
The Leaping Horse
The Leaping Horse is a celebrated 1825 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting a horse jumping a barrier along the River Stour in rural Suffolk.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
- 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: Book of the Heavenly Cow Target entity description: The Book of the Heavenly Cow is an ancient Egyptian religious text that recounts a divine myth of rebellion, destruction, and cosmic restoration involving the sun god and the sky cow goddess.
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
The Leaping Horse
The Leaping Horse is a celebrated 1825 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting a horse jumping a barrier along the River Stour in rural Suffolk.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian religious text
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cosmogonic text ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine kingship
ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ maat ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
Geb
ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ Nut ⓘ Ra ⓘ Re ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ Shu ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalMotif |
gods supporting the belly of the sky cow
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sky represented as a cow arched over the earth ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| firstAttestedInReignOf |
Ay
ⓘ
Horemheb ⓘ Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| foundIn |
tomb of Ramesses II (KV7)
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linked to:
tomb of Ramesses II
tomb of Ramesses III (KV11) ⓘ
linked to:
tomb of Ramesses III
tomb of Ramesses VI (KV9) ⓘ tomb of Seti I (KV17) ⓘ
linked to:
tomb of Seti I
tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62) ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of the Kings tomb KV62
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| function |
explanation of why the sun god is distant from humanity
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legitimization of the king as mediator between gods and humans ⓘ theological justification for the mortality of humans ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic myth
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myth of rebellion ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of the Celestial Cow
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Heavenly Cow
Heavenly Cow ⓘ Myth of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Heavenly Cow
|
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| medium |
coffin inscriptions
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tomb wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
Hathor-Sekhmet drinks the beer and is pacified
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Ra learns of human rebellion ⓘ Ra orders the brewing of red-dyed beer ⓘ Ra sends Hathor-Sekhmet to destroy rebellious humans ⓘ Ra withdraws from earth to the sky ⓘ creation of the sky as a cow supported by gods ⓘ institution of the Field of Reeds and the Duat ⓘ massacre of humanity by Hathor-Sekhmet ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedToText |
Amduat
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Book of the Dead ⓘ Coffin Texts ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterpretation |
interpreted as a myth explaining the origin of death and suffering
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seen as a political myth supporting pharaonic authority ⓘ |
| script | hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic separation of sky and earth
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destruction and near annihilation of humanity ⓘ divine rebellion of humanity against the sun god ⓘ justification of royal power ⓘ punishment of humankind ⓘ restoration of cosmic order (maat) ⓘ |
| usage | inscribed in royal tombs for protection and cosmic order ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Book of the Heavenly Cow Description of subject: The Book of the Heavenly Cow is an ancient Egyptian religious text that recounts a divine myth of rebellion, destruction, and cosmic restoration involving the sun god and the sky cow goddess.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Book of the Heavenly Cow
linked to: Book of the Heavenly Cow
subject linked to:
tomb of Seti I