Amduat
E300349
Amduat is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god Ra’s journey through the underworld during the twelve hours of the night.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amduat canonical | 16 |
| Amduat scenes | 4 |
| scenes from the Amduat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2697425 — 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: Amduat Context triple: [Duat, describedIn, Amduat]
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A.
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells, prayers, and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
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B.
Coffin Texts
The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells and inscriptions, mainly from the Middle Kingdom, intended to protect and guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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C.
Great Hymn to Osiris
The Great Hymn to Osiris is an ancient Egyptian religious text praising the god Osiris as lord of the afterlife, fertility, and resurrection, celebrating his death and rebirth as a central mythic model for cosmic and human renewal.
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D.
Abydos mysteries
The Abydos mysteries were ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies dramatizing the death and resurrection of Osiris, performed at Abydos as a central cultic celebration of rebirth and the afterlife.
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E.
Duat
Duat is the ancient Egyptian underworld and realm of the dead, overseen by Osiris and traversed by souls in their journey after death.
- 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: Amduat Target entity description: Amduat is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god Ra’s journey through the underworld during the twelve hours of the night.
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A.
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells, prayers, and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
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B.
Coffin Texts
The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells and inscriptions, mainly from the Middle Kingdom, intended to protect and guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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C.
Great Hymn to Osiris
The Great Hymn to Osiris is an ancient Egyptian religious text praising the god Osiris as lord of the afterlife, fertility, and resurrection, celebrating his death and rebirth as a central mythic model for cosmic and human renewal.
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D.
Abydos mysteries
The Abydos mysteries were ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies dramatizing the death and resurrection of Osiris, performed at Abydos as a central cultic celebration of rebirth and the afterlife.
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E.
Duat
Duat is the ancient Egyptian underworld and realm of the dead, overseen by Osiris and traversed by souls in their journey after death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
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religious text ⓘ underworld book ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife judgment
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rebirth ⓘ solar cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Osiris ⓘ |
| commonlyInscribedIn | royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| contains |
illustrated vignettes
ⓘ
lists of deities ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ topographical descriptions of the underworld ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
describes defeat of Apophis
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explains nightly regeneration of the sun ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| describes |
journey of the sun god Ra through the underworld
ⓘ
twelve hours of the night ⓘ |
| earliestKnownUse | tomb of Thutmose I ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| genre | netherworld book ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Ra ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDivisions | 12 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Duat
ⓘ
Egyptian underworld ⓘ
linked to:
Duat
|
| hasWritingSystem |
cursive hieroglyphs
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hieratic ⓘ hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| iconographyFeatures |
caverns and caverns guardians
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mummiform figures ⓘ serpents ⓘ solar barque ⓘ |
| influence | later Egyptian funerary literature ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Dead
|
| periodOfOrigin | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure rebirth with the sun god
ⓘ
guide the deceased pharaoh through the underworld ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book of Caverns
ⓘ
Book of Gates ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Egyptology ⓘ |
| structure | twelve hour-by-hour sections ⓘ |
| transmission |
copied on papyri
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copied on tomb walls ⓘ |
| typicalLocationInTomb | corridors and burial chambers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amduat Description of subject: Amduat is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god Ra’s journey through the underworld during the twelve hours of the night.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sokar (Seker), Memphite funerary god
linked to: Amduat
linked to: Amduat
linked to: Amduat
linked to: Amduat
subject linked to:
tomb of Seti I
subject linked to:
tomb of Ramesses III
subject linked to:
tomb of Ramesses VI
linked to: Amduat
subject linked to:
Re (sun god)