Title: The Knot in Examples of Religious Texts
Author(s): Rania Abdel Aziz MAHMOUD
Journal: SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued
By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University)
Issue: 6 Date: 2019
Pages: 58-73
Cite as: Rania Abdel Aziz MAHMOUD. (2019). The Knot
in Examples of Religious Texts. SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued By
The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University), 6 (2019) pp.
58-73.10.36816/shedet.006.04
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The Knot in Examples of Religious Texts
Rania Abdel Aziz MAHMOUD
10.36816/shedet.006.04
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.
KEYWORDS
Knot, magical power, pyramid texts, coffin texts, Book of the Dead,
amulets