Entity Periods

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%.

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confidence
{'description': 'high / medium / low — certainty of the period assignment'}
rationale
{'description': 'Justification with source citations'}

14 rows where period_id = "PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM"

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Link entity_id period_id confidence rationale source_id review_status
ENT_EGY_AHA,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Aha ENT_EGY_AHA Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Aha ('the Fighter'), a leonine-dwarf apotropaic deity depicted strangling serpents on Middle Kingdom 'magic wands', an early antecedent of Bes. SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_AMUN,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Amun ENT_EGY_AMUN Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM A Emerges as major Theban deity. SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS candidate_verified_name
ENT_EGY_DECANS,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM The Decans (Egyptian decanal system) ENT_EGY_DECANS Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM A The decanal star-clocks first appear on Middle Kingdom coffin lids. SRC_NEUGEBAUER_PARKER_EAT reviewed
ENT_EGY_IUNIT,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Iunit ENT_EGY_IUNIT Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Local goddess of Hermonthis/Armant (Iuni), a consort of Montu in the Theban region, attested from the Middle Kingdom. SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_MESKHENET,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Meskhenet ENT_EGY_MESKHENET Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Meskhenet prominently attested in Papyrus Westcar (Middle Kingdom) and the Coffin Texts (Middle Kingdom) SRC_PINCH_EGYPTIAN_MYTH reviewed
ENT_EGY_MUT,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Mut ENT_EGY_MUT Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Mut's identification as Amun's consort and her development as a major independent goddess begins in the Middle Kingdom Theban theological tradition; her Precinct of Mut at Karnak is her principal cult establishment SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_NEFERHOTEP,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Neferhotep ENT_EGY_NEFERHOTEP Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM low Neferhotep as a distinct local deity (rather than a pharaonic name or divine epithet) is most clearly documented from the Middle Kingdom; he appears as a deity at Abydos associated with Osiris's domain; confidence is low because "Neferhotep" functions as an epithet for multiple deities (Osiris, Ptah) and a given name for the 13th Dynasty king Neferhotep I; the entity's specific cult context requires further verification (per original short note) SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_OGDOAD,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Ogdoad ENT_EGY_OGDOAD Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high The Ogdoad as a systematized collective of eight primordial pairs is fully attested in the Coffin Texts (Middle Kingdom; c. 2055-1650 BCE); the Coffin Texts develop the Hermopolitan cosmogony where the Ogdoad creates itself in the primordial waters (Nun) and produces the sun on the primordial mound; the Middle Kingdom is the period of the Ogdoad's theological consolidation SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_OSIRIS,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Osiris ENT_EGY_OSIRIS Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM A Democratization of afterlife traditions. SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS candidate_verified_name
ENT_EGY_PAKHET,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Pakhet ENT_EGY_PAKHET Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Pakhet's primary cult at Speos Artemidos originates in the Middle Kingdom; confirmed by the rock-cut shrine and Middle Kingdom texts SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_RENENUTET,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Renenutet ENT_EGY_RENENUTET Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Renenutet (harvest/fate goddess) is attested in Middle Kingdom agricultural and funerary texts; her role as the goddess who bestows the "ren" (true name) at birth and determines fate is documented in Middle Kingdom sources SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_SHAI,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Shai ENT_EGY_SHAI Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Shai (fate/fortune personified; literally "that which has been ordained") is first clearly attested in Middle Kingdom Coffin Texts where the individual's destiny at birth is established by Shai; the Coffin Texts are the primary Middle Kingdom source establishing Shai as a named divine entity SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed
ENT_EGY_THOTH,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Thoth ENT_EGY_THOTH Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM A Major wisdom deity. SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS candidate_verified_name
ENT_EGY_WOSRET,PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM Wosret ENT_EGY_WOSRET Middle Kingdom PER_EGY_MIDDLE_KINGDOM high Wosret's importance in the Middle Kingdom is demonstrated by the royal name Senusret ("man of Wosret"), borne by three 12th Dynasty pharaohs SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS reviewed

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CREATE TABLE "entity_periods" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_period_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_entity_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([entity_id]);