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The Knot in Examples of Religious Texts

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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EGYPTOLOGY

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The knot was one of the most important symbols in ancient Egyptian texts, including the Pyramid texts, coffin texts or the Book of the Dead. This paper looks closely at the knot in Ancient Egyptian texts. It signified a symbol of life, flourish and sovereignty in the pyramid and coffin texts as well as The Book of the Dead. It also represents a symbol for the beginnings of life in the doctrines of creation in Ancient Egyptian believe. It appears in solar myths symbolizing the light of the sun and its daily cycle. For these reasons, the knot was used in amulets as a symbol of protection and conservation of the body.

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10.21608/shedet.006.04

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Knot, magical power, Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead, Amulets

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Rania Abdel Aziz

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MAHMOUD

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ram01@fayoum.edu.eg

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6

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6

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13161

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2019-12-01

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2020-05-10

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2019-12-01

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58

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73

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2356-8704

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2536-9954

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SHEDET_Volume 6_Issue 6_Pages 58-73.pdf

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Shedet

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The Knot in Examples of Religious Texts

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22 Jan 2023