The Book of Coming Forth by Day

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Book_of_Coming_Forth_by_Day
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian funerary text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:compiledBy circa 1550 BCE
gptkbp:contains prayers
incantations
spells
gptkbp:discoveredIn tombs throughout Egypt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Coming Forth by Day
gptkbp:influenced later funerary literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Coffin_Texts
gptkb:Pyramid_Texts
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion circa 50 BCE
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Ra
gptkb:Anubis
gptkb:Osiris
gptkbp:notableSpell gptkb:Spell_125_(Weighing_of_the_Heart)
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkbp:purpose guide for the dead in the afterlife
gptkbp:significance important source for understanding ancient Egyptian religion
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:E._A._Wallis_Budge
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Third_Intermediate_Period
New Kingdom period
gptkbp:writtenBy papyrus scrolls
ancient Egyptian language
tomb walls
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Book_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5