This is an alphabetically organized reference covering ancient Egyptian religion, deities and cult centers, edited by a specialist in Egyptology and drawing on contributions covering the archaeological and textual record site by site and deity by deity. Its value rests on that direct grounding in excavated and textual evidence rather than a claim about its publisher. This record has not independently traced a documented history of revisions or corrections across entries. Use it for an established fact about a specific Egyptian deity or cult center; a live archaeological dispute about a specific site may have moved past what any one entry here records.
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AuthorDonald B. Redford (ed.)
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication Year2001
URLhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-encyclopedia-of-ancient-egypt-9780195102345
Source Typereference
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Reliability Tier1
A standard scholarly A to Z reference on ancient Egyptian religion, deities and cult centres from a university press. NotesStandard scholarly A-Z of ancient Egyptian religion, deities and cult centres.
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This source names Ancient Egyptians directly: "This is an alphabetically organized reference covering ancient Egyptian religion, deities and cult centers, edited by a specialist in Egyptology and drawing on contributions covering the..."
Source The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptDonald B. Redford (ed.)
Claims Backed By This Source (1,084 claims)
This source backs 1,084 claims across the atlas. As facts: 812 well-attested, 7 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 102 holds, 20 connected. Plus 143 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Deities, 370 claims: 319 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 43 general references.
- Articles, 160 claims: 124 well-attested, 1 holds, 12 connected, 23 general references.
- Figures, 125 claims: 99 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 10 holds, 13 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 67 claims: 47 well-attested, 12 holds, 8 general references.
- Parts of the Soul, 66 claims: 41 well-attested, 15 holds, 5 connected, 5 general references.
- Rituals, 59 claims: 33 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 19 holds, 6 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 22 claims: 16 well-attested, 4 holds, 2 general references.
- Historical Figures, 21 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 5 general references.
- Myths & Sacred Narratives, 21 claims: 15 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 18 claims: 11 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.
- Holidays & Festivals, 16 claims: 4 well-attested, 8 holds, 4 general references.
- Subcategories, 14 claims: 11 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 13 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
- Religious Symbols, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Open Questions, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 connected, 1 general references.
- Religious Offices, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Religions, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Ages, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Animals & Totems, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
- Religious Events, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Doctrines, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sacred Architecture, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Historical Periods, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Mythical Creatures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Religious Organization & Structure, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Scholarly Disciplines, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Realms, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Languages, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Numbers, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Well-attested
812Articles
A Calendar That Slowly Left Its Own Festival BehindA Cult With a Natural Expiry DateA Declaration, Not a ConfessionA Game Layered With Funerary MeaningA Gateway Shaped Like the HorizonA God Travels to Renew a KingA God Whose Reputation Changed with Egypt's PoliticsA God's Journey That Renewed a King's Right to RuleA Household God Who Traveled by SeaA Jubilee Built Into a Pyramid for the AfterlifeA Myth Enacted Nightly in Actual Temple RitualA Night Spent With the Dead, Not Merely Remembering ThemA Person Made of PartsA Priesthood's Political TheologyA Reputation for WondersA Star, a Flood and the Start of a YearA Verified Official Overtaken by His Own LegendAmun-Ra, the Aten, and the Politics of the SunAn Exam the Dead Were Expected to PassChampollion Reads a Cartouche and a Language Comes BackCreation by Heart and TongueCynopolis and the Silence After: Anubis's Historic CultDivine Kingship On The NileEdfu and the Beautiful Meeting: Horus's Historic CultEmpire and the Amarna InterludeErasing a Name: Hatshepsut and the Limits of the RenErasure, and a God Recovered from a Rubbish HeapEvidence From Stone and a Famous ExceptionEye of Ra, and Welcomer of the DeadFeeding a King Who Never Truly DiedFeeding the Ka, Freeing the BaFrom an Egyptian Goddess to a Mediterranean OneFrom Karnak to the ProvincesFrom Royal Privilege to Broader PracticeFrom Royal Privilege to Common HopeGates, Guardians and the Hours BetweenGeb's Worship: Widely Invoked, Never Independently HousedGrowing Grander as Thebes Grew WealthierGuide of the Dead, and Keeper of the ScalesHermes Trismegistus and the Afterlife of a GodHermopolis and a Silence Where Ibises Once Were Mummified: Thoth's Historic StandingHow a Vizier Became a God of MedicineHow the Ba Differs From the KaImhotep and Asclepius: Two Healing Gods ComparedIsis Beyond Egypt: The Hellenistic and Roman MysteriesKings Visited Their Own Dead the Same Night Showing 1 to 50 of 202 entities carrying this claim.
Holds
102Myths & Sacred Narratives
Religious Organization & Structure
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
General References
143Showing 1 to 50 of 138 entities carrying this claim.
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