entity_periods: ENT_EGY_FOUR_SONS_OF_HORUS, PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_EGY_FOUR_SONS_OF_HORUS	PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM	high	The Four Sons of Horus are named as a divine group in the Pyramid Texts (e.g. PT Utterance 552, § 1360); each guards one of the four cardinal directions; their role as guardians of the deceased king's viscera is established here in its earliest surviving form	SRC_FAULKNER_PYRAMID_TEXTS	reviewed