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title: Image from The Book of the Heavenly Cow
author: wikipedia
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11048/image-from-the-book-of-the-heavenly-cow/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Image from The Book of the Heavenly Cow

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## Image File

[![Image from The Book of the Heavenly Cow](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11048.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11048.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Book of the Heavenly Cow](https://www.worldhistory.org/Book_of_the_Heavenly_Cow/) (from the [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/) 2040-1782 BCE) includes a depiction of the goddess Nut as a celestial cow who raises the sun [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Ra to the upper heavens and away from humanity who had rebelled against him. This image comes from the [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/) (c. 1570-c.1069 BCE), the era in which the extant text of The Book of the Heavenly Cow was recovered.

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## External Links

- [ANCIENT EGYPT : The Book of the Heavenly Cow](http://www.sofiatopia.org/maat/heavenly_cow.htm)

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## License & Copyright

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