Shabaka Stone inscription
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Memphite theology text
ancient Egyptian religious text
cosmogonical treatise
inscription
theological text
The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shabaka Stone inscription canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7468822 — 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: Shabaka Stone inscription Context triple: [Shabaka, knownFrom, Shabaka Stone inscription]
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Karnak Temple inscriptions
The Karnak Temple inscriptions are a vast collection of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts carved on the walls and monuments of the Karnak temple complex at Thebes, documenting royal achievements, religious rituals, and historical events.
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B.
Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions
The Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions are a group of early alphabetic texts found in a turquoise-mining region of the Sinai Peninsula, often considered among the earliest examples of the Proto-Canaanite script and a key milestone in the development of alphabetic writing.
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C.
Merneptah Stele
The Merneptah Stele is an ancient Egyptian victory inscription from the reign of Pharaoh Merneptah, famous for containing the earliest known extrabiblical reference to Israel.
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D.
Giza plateau inscriptions
The Giza plateau inscriptions are a collection of ancient Egyptian texts carved on and around the Giza pyramids and surrounding monuments, documenting royal activities, religious dedications, and historical events associated with various pharaohs.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- 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: Shabaka Stone inscription Target entity description: The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
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A.
Karnak Temple inscriptions
The Karnak Temple inscriptions are a vast collection of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts carved on the walls and monuments of the Karnak temple complex at Thebes, documenting royal achievements, religious rituals, and historical events.
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B.
Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions
The Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions are a group of early alphabetic texts found in a turquoise-mining region of the Sinai Peninsula, often considered among the earliest examples of the Proto-Canaanite script and a key milestone in the development of alphabetic writing.
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C.
Merneptah Stele
The Merneptah Stele is an ancient Egyptian victory inscription from the reign of Pharaoh Merneptah, famous for containing the earliest known extrabiblical reference to Israel.
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D.
Giza plateau inscriptions
The Giza plateau inscriptions are a collection of ancient Egyptian texts carved on and around the Giza pyramids and surrounding monuments, documenting royal activities, religious dedications, and historical events associated with various pharaohs.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Memphite theology text
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ancient Egyptian religious text ⓘ cosmogonical treatise ⓘ inscription ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Memphis ⓘ |
| associatedWithCultCenter |
Temple of Ptah at Memphis
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linked to:
Great Temple of Ptah
|
| associatedWithDeity | Ptah ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pharaoh Shabaka ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRoleOfDeity |
Ptah as creator god
ⓘ
Ptah as heart and tongue of the gods ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dateFromCenturyBC | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| dateFromDynasty | Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| describesConcept |
creation through divine word
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intellectual and verbal creation ⓘ primacy of Ptah among gods ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
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religious text ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cosmogonical section
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royal inscription of Shabaka ⓘ theological exposition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Kushite period in Egypt ⓘ |
| influenceOnField |
comparative ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies
ⓘ
study of Egyptian theology ⓘ |
| inscribedForRuler | Shabaka ⓘ |
| keyDeity | Ptah ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stela ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity |
Atum
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Ennead of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shabaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
nature of divine mind and speech
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relationship between thought and creation ⓘ |
| preservesEarlierText | Memphite theological treatise ⓘ |
| purpose | to preserve an ancient worm-eaten papyrus text ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | doctrinal statement of Memphite priesthood ⓘ |
| religiousSchool |
Memphite school of theology
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linked to:
Memphite Theology (Shabaka Stone)
|
| religiousTradition | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| subject |
Memphite theology
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creation of the world ⓘ role of Ptah in creation ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | monumental inscription ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieroglyphic script ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Shabaka Stone inscription Description of subject: The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
Referenced by (4)
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