Duat
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Duat is the ancient Egyptian underworld and realm of the dead, overseen by Osiris and traversed by souls in their journey after death.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
→
ancient Egyptian underworld → mythological realm → |
| accessedThrough | tombs and burial rituals → |
| alsoSpelled |
Duat
→
Duat →
surface form: "Duat (transliterated as Dwꜣt)"
|
| associatedDeity |
Ammit
→
Anubis → Horus → Ma'at →
surface form: "Ma’at"
Ra → Thoth → |
| contains |
Field of Reeds
→
Hall of Two Truths → lakes of fire → river or waterways → various caverns and gates → |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion → |
| describedAs |
realm of the dead
→
underworld → |
| describedIn |
Amduat
→
Book of Coming Forth by Day →
surface form: "Book of Gates"
Book of the Dead → Coffin Texts → Pyramid Texts → |
| guardedBy | various deities and demons → |
| hasStructure | multiple regions or hours of the night → |
| ifHeartHeavierThanFeather | soul devoured by Ammit → |
| ifHeartLighterThanFeather | soul granted blessed afterlife → |
| judgmentInvolves | weighing of the heart ceremony → |
| judgmentLocationFor | souls of the dead → |
| judgmentPresidedBy | Osiris → |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian → |
| linkedConcept | moral order and justice → |
| opposedBy | serpent Apophis in Ra’s nightly journey → |
| overseenBy | Osiris → |
| primaryDeity | Osiris → |
| requires | knowledge of spells and names to traverse safely → |
| roleInMythology |
location of judgment of the dead
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place where souls travel after death → |
| sunJourneyCycle |
Duat
→
surface form: "Ra travels through Duat each night"
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| sunJourneyPurpose | renewal of the sun and cosmos → |
| symbolizes |
cycle of death and rebirth
→
transition between life and afterlife → |
| traversedBy |
souls of the deceased
→
sun god Ra during nightly journey → |
| weighingOfHeartComparedTo | feather of Ma’at → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Duat (transliterated as Dwꜣt)"
this entity surface form: "weighing of the heart"
this entity surface form: "Ra travels through Duat each night"