Coffin Texts
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The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells and inscriptions, mainly from the Middle Kingdom, intended to protect and guide the deceased in the afterlife.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coffin Texts decoration | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
ⓘ
magical text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| accessLevel | extended from royal to non-royal individuals ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 2055–1650 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
judgment of the dead ⓘ protection magic ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Geb ⓘ Nut ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
incantations ⓘ maps of the afterlife ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ spells ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| earliestAttestation | First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt
|
| includesSpellType |
protection spells
ⓘ
provisioning spells ⓘ spells for knowledge of divine names ⓘ transformation spells ⓘ |
| influenced | Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose |
guidance of the deceased in the afterlife
ⓘ
protection of the deceased in the afterlife ⓘ |
| materialForm |
inscriptions on coffin exteriors
ⓘ
inscriptions on coffin interiors ⓘ |
| medium |
papyrus
ⓘ
stelae ⓘ tomb walls ⓘ wooden coffins ⓘ |
| peakUsage | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Middle Egyptian
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Egyptian language
|
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Egyptology ⓘ |
| successor | Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| typicalOwner |
non-royal elite
ⓘ
provincial officials ⓘ |
| useContext | funerary context ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
ⓘ
hieratic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coffin Texts decoration