The Book of the Heavenly Cow is an ancient Egyptian text dealing with the rebellion of humanity against the sun god Ra, his destruction of the rebels through the goddess Hathor, the reversal of this decision and Ra's mercy, and his ascent into the higher heavens, leaving earth in a fallen state.
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2181 BCE - 2040 BCEThe Book of the Heavenly Cow known in some form during Egypt's First Intermediate Period.
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2040 BCE - 1782 BCEThe Book of the Heavenly Cow first composed during Egypt's Middle Kingdom.
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c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCEThe Book of the Heavenly Cow appears in tombs of Egypt's New Kingdom pharaohs.
