Shabaka Stone inscription
E667262
Memphite theology text
ancient Egyptian religious text
cosmogonical treatise
inscription
theological text
The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Memphite theology text
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religious text ⓘ cosmogonical treatise ⓘ inscription ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCultCenter | Temple of Ptah at Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pharaoh Shabaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRoleOfDeity |
Ptah as creator god
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Ptah as heart and tongue of the gods ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dateFromCenturyBC | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| dateFromDynasty | Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesConcept |
creation through divine word
ⓘ
intellectual and verbal creation ⓘ primacy of Ptah among gods ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cosmogonical section
ⓘ
royal inscription of Shabaka ⓘ theological exposition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Kushite period in Egypt ⓘ |
| influenceOnField |
comparative ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies
ⓘ
study of Egyptian theology ⓘ |
| inscribedForRuler | Shabaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyDeity | Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stela ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity |
Atum
NERFINISHED
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Ennead of Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shabaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
nature of divine mind and speech
ⓘ
relationship between thought and creation ⓘ |
| preservesEarlierText | Memphite theological treatise ⓘ |
| purpose | to preserve an ancient worm-eaten papyrus text ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | doctrinal statement of Memphite priesthood ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Memphite school of theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| subject |
Memphite theology
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creation of the world ⓘ role of Ptah in creation ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | monumental inscription ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieroglyphic script ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shabaka