the Book of the Dead

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ancient_texts
gptkbp:album various spells and texts
gptkbp:collection funerary texts
gptkbp:constructed_in the 16th century BCE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:spells
gptkbp:contains_spells_for protection in the afterlife
gptkbp:contains_the_names_of deceased individuals
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:tomb
gptkbp:example gptkb:ancient_texts
gptkbp:has_lore gptkb:Anubis
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:ancient_Egypt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Book of the Dead
gptkbp:illustrated_by gptkb:deity
vignettes
gptkbp:includes gptkb:the_Judgment_of_Osiris
gptkbp:includes_prayers_to gptkb:gods
gptkbp:includes_the_spell_for the heart to be lighter than a feather
gptkbp:is_a_collection_that_evolved_from earlier texts
gptkbp:is_a_document_that_illustrates the beliefs about immortality
gptkbp:is_a_guide_for the soul's journey
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the afterlife in ancient Egypt
gptkbp:is_a_key_source_for gptkb:Egyptian_mythology
gptkbp:is_a_source_of ancient Egyptian cosmology
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of scholarly debate
gptkbp:is_a_testament_to ancient Egyptian beliefs about death
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Egyptian_mythology
gptkb:ma'at
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:academic_research
gptkbp:is_divided_into chapters
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:is_found_in various versions
gptkbp:is_influential_in later religious texts
gptkbp:is_often_accompanied_by funerary objects
gptkbp:is_often_described_as gptkb:the_Book_of_the_Dead_of_the_Ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in royal tombs
the coffin
gptkbp:is_part_of the funerary practices
gptkbp:is_referenced_in other ancient texts
gptkbp:is_reflected_in ancient Egyptian culture
ancient Egyptian society
gptkbp:is_related_to the afterlife beliefs
gptkbp:is_significant_for Egyptology.
understanding ancient Egyptian beliefs
gptkbp:is_significant_in_studies_of ancient religions
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:archaeologists
the Pyramid Texts
gptkbp:is_used_by royalty and commoners
gptkbp:is_used_for guiding the dead through the afterlife
gptkbp:is_used_in burial rituals
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:the_Book_of_Coming_Forth_by_Day
gptkbp:performed_in the New Kingdom period
gptkbp:preserved_by museums worldwide
gptkbp:primary_source Egyptian funerary customs
gptkbp:provides_instructions_for the deceased
gptkbp:tradition mummification
gptkbp:translated_into Egyptologists
gptkbp:was_used_to_ensure safe passage to the afterlife
gptkbp:was_written_on gptkb:inscriptions
gptkbp:written_in hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:mummies
gptkb:Nut
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4