Negative Confession
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Negative Confession canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11882895 — 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: Negative Confession Context triple: [Book of Coming Forth by Day, notableSpell, Negative Confession]
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A.
Confession
"Confession" is a lesser-known film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
confessions of unworthiness
Confessions of unworthiness is a penitential prayer section within the Coptic Anaphora of Saint Gregory, expressing deep humility and the believer’s sense of unworthiness before God.
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C.
Denial
"Denial" is a song featured on the EP *Available Light* by the band Rush.
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D.
Denial
Denial is a 2016 historical drama film starring Timothy Spall that dramatizes the legal battle between historian Deborah Lipstadt and Holocaust denier David Irving.
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E.
True Confession
True Confession is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, centered on a woman whose compulsive lying leads to a chaotic murder trial.
- 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: Negative Confession Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Confession
"Confession" is a lesser-known film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
confessions of unworthiness
Confessions of unworthiness is a penitential prayer section within the Coptic Anaphora of Saint Gregory, expressing deep humility and the believer’s sense of unworthiness before God.
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C.
Denial
"Denial" is a song featured on the EP *Available Light* by the band Rush.
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D.
Denial
Denial is a 2016 historical drama film starring Timothy Spall that dramatizes the legal battle between historian Deborah Lipstadt and Holocaust denier David Irving.
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E.
True Confession
True Confession is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, centered on a woman whose compulsive lying leads to a chaotic murder trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary text
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religious text ⓘ ritual declaration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confession of Innocence
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Declaration of Innocence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maat
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Osiris ⓘ forty-two assessor gods ⓘ judgment of the dead ⓘ weighing of the heart ⓘ |
| culture |
ancient Egypt
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linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| denies |
adultery
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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 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
addresses to individual gods
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list of sins ⓘ series of denials of wrongdoing ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of moral judgment in religious traditions ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| medium |
coffin inscriptions
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papyrus scrolls ⓘ tomb walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of the Dead
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ancient Egyptian judgment of the dead ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist the deceased in passing judgment
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to justify the deceased before the gods ⓘ to proclaim the deceased's innocence ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
afterlife judgment
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moral purity ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| script |
hieratic
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hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| sectionNumber |
Spell 125 of the Book of the Dead
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linked to:
Book of the Dead
|
| setting | Hall of Two Truths ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy | deceased Egyptians ⓘ |
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Subject: Negative Confession Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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