entity_periods: ENT_EGY_SHESMETET, 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_SHESMETET	PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM	high	Shesmetet is attested in the Pyramid Texts (PT Utterance 317, § 508: Shesmetet protects the king); a fierce lioness-goddess connected to the protective sekhmet-type tradition; the Pyramid Texts are her earliest textual attestation; her role as the necklace (shesmet) deity connects her to protective amulet theology	SRC_FAULKNER_PYRAMID_TEXTS	reviewed