entity_periods: ENT_EGY_OGDOAD, 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_OGDOAD	PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM	medium	The Ogdoad (eight primordial deities of Hermopolis Magna: Nun/Naunet, Amun/Amaunet, Heh/Hauhet, Kuk/Kauket — representing primordial water, hiddenness, infinity, and darkness) has roots in Old Kingdom theology; the individual members Nun and Amun appear in the Pyramid Texts; the full systematization as an "eight" (Hmnyw, the Ogdoad) is attested from this period	SRC_FAULKNER_PYRAMID_TEXTS	reviewed