Field of Reeds

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The Field of Reeds is the ancient Egyptian paradise, a blissful afterlife realm where righteous souls enjoyed an idealized version of life on earth.

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Field of Reeds canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian afterlife realm ⓘ
mythological place ⓘ
paradise ⓘ
accessCondition heart balanced against the feather of Maʿat ⓘ
knowledge of funerary spells ⓘ
moral righteousness ⓘ
successful judgment in the Hall of Maʿat ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Maʿat ⓘ
linked to: Ma'at

Osiris ⓘ
Ra ⓘ
contrastedWith Duat ⓘ
Lake of Fire ⓘ
annihilation of the soul ⓘ
cosmologicalLocation eastern horizon ⓘ
sky ⓘ
underworld (Duat) ⓘ
country ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culturalFunction consolation about death ⓘ
moral incentive for ethical behavior ⓘ
depictedAs mirror image of idealized Egypt ⓘ
depictedIn funerary papyri ⓘ
tomb paintings ⓘ
describedAs ancient Egyptian paradise ⓘ
blissful afterlife realm ⓘ
idealized version of life on earth ⓘ
feature absence of suffering ⓘ
abundant crops ⓘ
eternal peace ⓘ
ever-fertile fields of grain ⓘ
opportunity to work the land in ideal conditions ⓘ
plentiful water and canals ⓘ
presence of family and loved ones ⓘ
proximity to the gods ⓘ
languageOfName ancient Egyptian language ⓘ
otherName Aaru ⓘ
Iaru ⓘ
Sekhet-Aaru ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
roleInBeliefSystem final reward for the justified dead ⓘ
goal of funerary rituals ⓘ
place of eternal life ⓘ
sourceText Book of the Dead ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ
timePeriodOfBelief Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
Middle Kingdom ⓘ
New Kingdom ⓘ
Old Kingdom ⓘ

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Duat → contains → Field of Reeds ⓘ