event · evt_egyfull_coffin_texts_transmission
Expansion and regional variation of Coffin Text traditions
Funerary compositions appear on coffins and other objects in varied regional and social contexts.
What is the evidence?
observation
Funerary compositions appear on coffins and other objects in varied regional and social contexts.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2050 BCE–1650 BCE
Precision: range
highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- contradicts · reviews and rejects simple model
Democratization of the Afterlife — Mark Smith (2009)Supports the non-linear interpretation of afterlife access.
Locator: Full article and conclusion
Interpretation and caveats
The development is not a one-time democratization of royal afterlife privileges; access, selection and practice varied by status and region.
Event context
Classification
Event type: religious textual transmission
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Beni Hasan, Thebes
Why it matters to the timeline
Models religious change as textual and social process rather than static doctrine.
Research notes
- Supports the non-linear interpretation of afterlife access. Role: reviews and rejects simple model. Locator: Full article and conclusion.
Evidence and sources
- contradicts · reviews and rejects simple model
Democratization of the Afterlife — Mark Smith (2009)Supports the non-linear interpretation of afterlife access.
Locator: Full article and conclusion
Referenced records
- Beni Hasan · entity
- Thebes · entity
- Coffin Texts · entity