The Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Hunefer)

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hunefer
gptkbp:contains spells
gptkbp:exhibits judgment of the dead
gptkbp:features gptkb:Anubis
Osiris
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Hunefer)
gptkbp:includes weighing of the heart ceremony
gptkbp:influenced later funerary texts
gptkbp:isA historical document
cultural artifact
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the_afterlife_beliefs_of_ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:isAttendedBy historians
vignettes
gptkbp:isAvenueFor funerary literature
gptkbp:isCitedIn academic research
scholarly works
gptkbp:isComposedOf papyrus
gptkbp:isConsidered a treasure of ancient literature
a guide for the dead
a_key_text_in_ancient_Egyptian_religion
a_primary_source_for_understanding_ancient_Egyptian_beliefs
gptkbp:isDividedInto chapters
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical records
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:the_tomb_of_Hunefer
exhibitions
gptkbp:isExaminedBy archaeologists
gptkbp:isFiledIn gptkb:Hunefer
gptkbp:isNotableFor its detailed illustrations
its unique content
gptkbp:isNotedFor its religious significance
its influence on later texts
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith gptkb:the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn its religious themes
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Dead_collection
the_cultural_heritage_of_Egypt
the_New_Kingdom_period
the_funerary_practices_of_ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor a masterpiece of ancient literature
gptkbp:isReferencedBy scholars
gptkbp:isReferencedIn popular culture
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a significant cultural artifact
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Egyptian_mythology
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:the_British_Museum
museums
gptkbp:isStudiedIn Egyptology
gptkbp:isSymbolicOf the afterlife
gptkbp:isUsedBy gptkb:ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:isUsedIn rituals
gptkbp:isValuedFor its artistic merit
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:provides instructions for the afterlife
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:hieroglyphs
gptkbp:translatedInto multiple languages
gptkbp:usedFor guiding the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:yearEstablished circa 1300 BCE