Book of Coming Forth by Day
E282699
The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Coming Forth by Day canonical | 2 |
| Book of Gates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2600099 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Coming Forth by Day Context triple: [Book of the Dead, hasAlternativeName, Book of Coming Forth by Day]
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A.
The Books of Beginning
The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
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D.
The Red Priest
The Red Priest is the famous Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi, renowned for works such as "The Four Seasons."
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E.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Coming Forth by Day Target entity description: The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
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A.
The Books of Beginning
The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
-
D.
The Red Priest
The Red Priest is the famous Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi, renowned for works such as "The Four Seasons."
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E.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
ⓘ
collection of spells ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Egyptian Book of the Dead ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Dead
|
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
judgment of the dead ⓘ underworld ⓘ weighing of the heart ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
elite Egyptians
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pharaohs ⓘ wealthy officials ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
illustrations ⓘ incantations ⓘ rituals ⓘ spells ⓘ vignettes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Coffin Texts
ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| earliestAttestation | circa 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of the afterlife in Egyptology ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Book of Coming Forth by Day ⓘ |
| notableSpell |
Negative Confession
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Spell 125 ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownSpells | over 190 ⓘ |
| originalTitleInEgyptian | rw nw prt m hrw ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Papyrus of Ani
ⓘ
Papyrus of Hunefer ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Egyptian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian language family
|
| purpose |
to assist in judgment before Osiris
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to ensure safe passage in the underworld ⓘ to guide the deceased through the afterlife ⓘ to provide protection against dangers in the afterlife ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
burial equipment component
ⓘ
placed in tombs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
coffin inscriptions
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papyrus scroll ⓘ tomb wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| user | deceased person ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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hieratic script ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Book of Coming Forth by Day Description of subject: The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Book of Coming Forth by Day