Cosmology
Solar journey, sky goddess imagery, duat geography, royal star ascent, temple orientation, and cosmic maintenance through maat.
Intermediary Beings
- Netjeru as divine powers
- protective gate beings
- solar bark attendants
- star and horizon figures
Celestial Hierarchy
Egyptian material is organized by temple, mythic cycle, cosmic region, and divine office rather than a single universal hierarchy.
Reflective Inquiry
What does this civilization's cosmology reveal about order, boundary, mediation, and the human attempt to describe the heavens?
Source References
- Pyramid Texts
- Coffin Texts
- Book of Going Forth by Day
- temple inscriptions