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The 26 pages that link to Pyramid Texts, each with the reason it gives.

• Egyptian hieroglyphsBroader topic: They are among the earliest extensive hieroglyphic religious compositions.

• Old Kingdom of EgyptBroader topic: They preserve royal funerary beliefs from the period’s final dynasties.

• Book of the DeadNarrower topic: They provide an earlier textual tradition from which later funerary compositions developed.

• Ma'atBroader topic: They are among the earliest surviving sources for Ma'at's place in royal and cosmic order.

• EgyptologyBroader topic: Their inscriptions illuminate royal burial, afterlife beliefs, and the early history of Egyptian religious literature.

• Ancient Egyptian funerary practicesBroader topic: These royal spells document early beliefs and rites for securing a king’s afterlife.

• KaRelated: They invoke the king’s continued vitality and protection after death.

• SaqqaraRelated: The earliest known examples appear in the Pyramid of Unas at Saqqara.

• Egyptian mythologyBroader topic: They preserve some of Egypt's earliest surviving religious compositions.

• RaRelated: These funerary spells preserve early royal traditions connecting the king with Ra and the sun.

• Coffin TextsRelated: Coffin Texts adapted and expanded spells from this earlier royal corpus.

• Ancient Egyptian literatureBroader topic: These compositions preserve early Egyptian sacred language and ideas about kingship.

• Egyptian pyramidsBroader topic: They reveal the afterlife beliefs associated with pyramid burials.

• Fourth Dynasty of EgyptRelated: Their later appearance shows how royal burial traditions developed after the Fourth Dynasty.

• Egyptian languageBroader topic: They preserve some of the earliest extensive Egyptian writing.

• NutRelated: These early royal spells establish Nut’s protective and celestial roles.

• Fifth Dynasty of EgyptRelated: Their appearance under Unas marks a lasting change in royal burial practice.

• WadjetRelated: These spells place Wadjet within the religious language surrounding royal protection and the afterlife.

• Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefsBroader topic: These royal spells preserve early accounts of the king’s postmortem transformation.

• GebBroader topic: These spells invoke Geb in accounts of burial, the king’s body, and the afterlife.

• NephthysRelated: These spells invoke divine protection for the deceased, including the divine sisters.

• SobekRelated: They attest Sobek’s place in royal and funerary theology.

• Djedkare IsesiCompared with: Their appearance under his successor marks a contrast with Djedkare's burial program.

• History of ancient EgyptBroader topic: These inscriptions provide evidence for royal burial beliefs and their historical development.

• History of poetryBroader topic: Their rhythmic and figurative language sits near the boundary of prayer and poetry.

• OnurisRelated: These texts preserve early references to Onuris and reveal his place in royal religion.