Negative Confession
E951246
The Negative Confession is an ancient Egyptian funerary text in which the deceased proclaims their innocence of various sins before the gods as part of the judgment of the dead.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ ritual declaration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confession of Innocence
NERFINISHED
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Declaration of Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ forty-two assessor gods ⓘ judgment of the dead ⓘ weighing of the heart ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denies |
adultery
ⓘ
blasphemy ⓘ causing suffering to others ⓘ cheating in measures ⓘ killing sacred animals ⓘ lying ⓘ murder ⓘ polluting water ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ stealing offerings ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| describes | moral and ethical norms in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| earliestAttestation | 18th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
addresses to individual gods
ⓘ
list of sins ⓘ series of denials of wrongdoing ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of moral judgment in religious traditions ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| medium |
coffin inscriptions
ⓘ
papyrus scrolls ⓘ tomb walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of the Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian judgment of the dead ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist the deceased in passing judgment
ⓘ
to justify the deceased before the gods ⓘ to proclaim the deceased's innocence ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
afterlife judgment
ⓘ
moral purity ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| script |
hieratic
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hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| sectionNumber | Spell 125 of the Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Hall of Two Truths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | deceased Egyptians ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.