Work Classification Layer
Compare Works
Pick two or more works to set their attribute fingerprints, dimension-by-dimension passages, and shared school embodiments side by side. Especially useful for author-stage comparisons (Wittgenstein early vs late) and for setting a single tradition's foundational texts against each other.
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
The sole god whose light creates all things — the inscriptions that defined the most radical theological revolution in ancient Egypt
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed) |
|---|---|
| Time · Extent | Infinite |
| Time · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Time · Grain | Continuous |
| Time · Freedom | Non-Deterministic |
| Time · Traversability | Linear |
| Time · Dimensionality | One |
| Time · Direction | Uni-directional |
| Space · Extent | Finite |
| Space · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Space · Curvature | not engaged |
| Space · Dimensionality | Three |
| Space · Locality | Local |
| Matter · Extent | Finite |
| Matter · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Matter · Conservation | Non-conserved |
| Matter · Dimensionality | Three |
| Matter · Locality | Local |
| Observer · Time Instance | Single |
| Observer · Space Instance | Single |
| Observer · Knowledge Extent | Mediated |
| Observer · Knowledge Retainment | Total |
| Observer · Physicality | Embodied |
| Observer · Agency | Active |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | Personal |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Divine-Command |
| Observer · Theological Method | — |
| Energy · Extent | Infinite |
| Energy · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Energy · Conservation | Conserved |
| Energy · Dispersibility | Irreversible |
| Information · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Information · Cosmic Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Personal Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Granularity | Continuous |
Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence
What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.
Time
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
Linear: the Aten creates each day anew. No cyclical cosmogony — each sunrise is a fresh act of creation.
Space
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
Finite and centred on Akhetaten: the boundary stelae define the sacred space. Universal god, particular city.
Matter
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
Created and sustained by the Aten's light. Non-conserved: the Aten can withhold sustaining power (darkness = death).
Observer
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
The royal couple alone worship the Aten directly; the people worship through them. Hierarchical mediation of knowledge.
Energy
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
The Aten is infinite energy — light itself. The daily cycle of sunrise and sunset is the rhythm of divine energy.
Information
Boundary Stelae and Amarna Inscriptions (attributed)
Boundary stelae and temple inscriptions are conserved theological records carved in stone for eternity — systematically defaced by subsequent pharaohs.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
Universal theology vs. political exclusivism: one god for all, but only the royal couple can worship directly. Was the revolution genuine monotheism or royal ideology? The systematic erasure after Amarna raises the question of whether a one-generation revolution counts as a tradition.