the Pyramid Texts

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:addresses gods and goddesses
gptkbp:associated_with Isis
Osiris
Ra
pharaohs
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:the_Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:contains over 700 spells
gptkbp:content spells and incantations
gptkbp:date c. 2400-2300 BCE
gptkbp:description the journey of the soul
gptkbp:designedBy priests
gptkbp:discusses the weighing of the heart
gptkbp:emphasizes the afterlife
gptkbp:features rituals and offerings
gptkbp:function guide the deceased in the afterlife
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Pyramid Texts
gptkbp:includes mythological narratives
gptkbp:influence modern_interpretations_of_ancient_Egypt
later_Egyptian_religious_texts
gptkbp:influenced ancient_Near_Eastern_texts
gptkbp:introduced the_Pyramid_of_Unas
gptkbp:is_a_source_of cultural heritage
gptkbp:is_available_in the 19th century
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:Egyptian_mythology
gptkbp:is_part_of the_larger_corpus_of_Egyptian_literature
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic research
the Duat
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical context
archaeologists
gptkbp:is_used_in royal_burials
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
gptkbp:location Pyramids of Giza
gptkbp:maintainedBy various museums
tomb walls
gptkbp:notableFor their religious significance
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:provides ancient_Egyptian_culture
gptkbp:purpose funerary rituals
gptkbp:reflects ancient_Egyptian_beliefs
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:the_Book_of_the_Dead
the Coffin Texts
gptkbp:significance oldest religious texts in the world
gptkbp:style hieroglyphic writing
gptkbp:suitableFor a_key_source_for_understanding_ancient_Egyptian_religion
gptkbp:translatedInto Egyptologists
gptkbp:wrote royalty
stone and papyrus