Pesedjet
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Pesedjet is the ancient Egyptian term for a divine group or council of gods, most famously referring to the nine major deities worshipped at Heliopolis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pesedjet canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian religious concept
ⓘ
divine council ⓘ group of deities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ennead of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Iunu ⓘ |
| associatedWithCosmology |
Ennead of Heliopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Heliopolitan creation myth
|
| category | Egyptian pantheon grouping ⓘ |
| centerOfCult | Heliopolis ⓘ |
| conceptualFunction | organizing major deities into a family structure ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | embodies creation and order ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| describedAs |
council of gods
ⓘ
divine group ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Hermopolitan Ogdoad
ⓘ
surface form:
Ogdoad of Hermopolis
Theban Triad ⓘ
surface form:
Theban triad
|
| hasNumberSymbolism | number nine ⓘ |
| hasVariant | local enneads in other cities ⓘ |
| includesDeity |
Atum
ⓘ
Geb ⓘ Isis ⓘ Nephthys ⓘ Nut ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ Seth ⓘ Shu ⓘ Tefnut ⓘ |
| influenced | later Egyptian theological systems ⓘ |
| IunuAlsoKnownAs | Heliopolis ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
ennead
ⓘ
group of nine ⓘ |
| memberCount | nine ⓘ |
| mostFamousFormAt | Heliopolis ⓘ |
| primaryMythicTheme | emergence of world from primeval waters through Atum ⓘ |
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egyptian religion
|
| roleInMythology |
primordial divine family
ⓘ
structure for major gods of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| sourceType |
coffin texts
ⓘ
pyramid texts ⓘ temple inscriptions ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Heliopolitan priesthood
ⓘ
Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| writtenInHieroglyphs | psḏt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.