Book of Coming Forth by Day
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The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Coming Forth by Day canonical | 2 |
| Book of Gates | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
ⓘ
collection of spells ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Book of the Dead ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Book of the Dead
|
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
judgment of the dead ⓘ underworld ⓘ weighing of the heart ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
elite Egyptians
ⓘ
pharaohs ⓘ wealthy officials ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
illustrations ⓘ incantations ⓘ rituals ⓘ spells ⓘ vignettes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Coffin Texts
ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| earliestAttestation | circa 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of the afterlife in Egyptology ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Book of Coming Forth by Day self-link ⓘ |
| notableSpell |
Negative Confession
ⓘ
Spell 125 ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownSpells | over 190 ⓘ |
| originalTitleInEgyptian | rw nw prt m hrw ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Papyrus of Ani
ⓘ
Papyrus of Hunefer ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Egyptian language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian language
|
| purpose |
to assist in judgment before Osiris
ⓘ
to ensure safe passage in the underworld ⓘ to guide the deceased through the afterlife ⓘ to provide protection against dangers in the afterlife ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
burial equipment component
ⓘ
placed in tombs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
coffin inscriptions
ⓘ
papyrus scroll ⓘ tomb wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| user | deceased person ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
ⓘ
hieratic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book of Gates