Shabaka Stone
E29861
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian artifact
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basalt slab → inscribed stone → religious text carrier → |
| associatedCity |
Memphis
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| associatedConcept |
Memphite theology
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creation through speech → intellectual creation by the heart → |
| associatedDeity |
Ptah
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| associatedDynasty |
25th Dynasty
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Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt → |
| associatedKing |
Shabaka
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| associatedRuler |
Shabaka
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| associatedTemple |
Temple of Ptah at Memphis
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| collection |
British Museum collection
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| contains |
Memphite creation myth
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| cosmologicalTheme |
ordering of the cosmos
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origin of the gods → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
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| culture |
Ancient Egyptian
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| currentLocation |
British Museum
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| damageType |
surface abrasion
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| date |
circa 8th century BCE
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| describes |
creative role of Ptah
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primacy of heart and tongue in creation → |
| genre |
religious cosmology
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royal theological inscription → |
| historicalPeriod |
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
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| inscriptionPurpose |
to preserve an older worm-eaten papyrus text
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| inscriptionType |
cosmological text
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theological text → |
| language |
Ancient Egyptian
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| material |
basalt
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| medium |
stone inscription
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| museumCity |
London
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| namedAfter |
Pharaoh Shabaka
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| narrativeFocus |
Ptah as creator of gods and world
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| philosophicalSignificance |
early Egyptian philosophical ideas about creation
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early theological reflection on the nature of Ptah → |
| preservationStatus |
partially damaged
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| religiousFunction |
codification of Ptah’s creative role
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| religiousRole |
statement of Memphite theology
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| religiousTradition |
Ancient Egyptian religion
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| scholarlyUse |
evidence for early Egyptian philosophy
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source for Memphite theology → |
| scriptDirection |
right-to-left
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| theologicalTheme |
creation by divine word and thought
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| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Memphis (ancient city)
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associatedWithText |