Nut
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Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nut canonical | 25 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
sky goddess ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ cyclical rebirth of the sun ⓘ rebirth ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| childOf |
Shu
ⓘ
Tefnut ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
woman arching over the earth
ⓘ
woman whose body is covered with stars ⓘ |
| domain |
cosmos
ⓘ
heavens ⓘ sky ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lady of the Sky
ⓘ
She Who Holds a Thousand Souls ⓘ She of the Sycamore ⓘ |
| function |
protector of the deceased
ⓘ
receiver of the dead into the sky ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelation | mother of major Osirian deities ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ennead of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
gives birth to the sun each morning
ⓘ
protective canopy over the world ⓘ separates earth from sky ⓘ swallows the sun in the evening ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
Horus the Elder
Isis ⓘ Nephthys ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Set ⓘ |
| residesOver |
day-night cycle
ⓘ
path of the sun ⓘ |
| role | sky goddess ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Geb ⓘ |
| symbol |
heavenly vault
ⓘ
ladder to the sky ⓘ sky filled with stars ⓘ sycamore tree ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
|
| worshipPlace |
Dendera
ⓘ
Heliopolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.