Field of Reeds
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The Field of Reeds is the ancient Egyptian paradise, a blissful afterlife realm where righteous souls enjoyed an idealized version of life on earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Field of Reeds canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian afterlife realm
ⓘ
mythological place ⓘ paradise ⓘ |
| accessCondition |
heart balanced against the feather of Maʿat
ⓘ
knowledge of funerary spells ⓘ moral righteousness ⓘ successful judgment in the Hall of Maʿat ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ma'at
ⓘ
surface form:
Maʿat
Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Duat
ⓘ
Lake of Fire ⓘ annihilation of the soul ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLocation |
eastern horizon
ⓘ
sky ⓘ underworld (Duat) ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| culturalFunction |
consolation about death
ⓘ
moral incentive for ethical behavior ⓘ |
| depictedAs | mirror image of idealized Egypt ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
funerary papyri
ⓘ
tomb paintings ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ancient Egyptian paradise
ⓘ
blissful afterlife realm ⓘ idealized version of life on earth ⓘ |
| feature |
absence of suffering
ⓘ
abundant crops ⓘ eternal peace ⓘ ever-fertile fields of grain ⓘ opportunity to work the land in ideal conditions ⓘ plentiful water and canals ⓘ presence of family and loved ones ⓘ proximity to the gods ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian language ⓘ |
| otherName |
Aaru
ⓘ
Iaru ⓘ Sekhet-Aaru ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roleInBeliefSystem |
final reward for the justified dead
ⓘ
goal of funerary rituals ⓘ place of eternal life ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfBelief |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period of ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
|
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