What does Maat embody?
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truth and justice
Maat is the order that holds the world together: law, truth and right balance.
💡 Did you know? The pharaoh was understood as the earthly guarantor of Maat against chaos.
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Against what is the heart weighed at the judgement of the dead?
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against the feather of Maat
If the heart was as light as Maat's feather, the dead could pass into eternal life.
💡 Did you know? If it was heavy with sin, the monster Ammit devoured it.
What is Maat besides a goddess?
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the world principle of order
Maat is more than a person: she is the cosmic order that holds world and society together.
💡 Did you know? Her opposite was „Isfet,“ the chaos that always threatened to break in.
What duty did the pharaoh owe to Maat?
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to uphold order
Every pharaoh had to defend Maat against chaos: his most important task.
💡 Did you know? Kings often offered the gods a small figure of Maat as a sign of just rule.
Which symbol does Maat wear on her head?
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the ostrich feather
Maat wears an ostrich feather on her head: her unmistakable emblem.
💡 Did you know? It is against this very feather that the heart of the deceased is weighed at the judgement.
By what did Egypt's judges have to rule?
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according to Maat
Judges were regarded as „priests of Maat“ and had to uphold truth and justice.
💡 Did you know? The chief judge wore a small image of Maat as a sign of his office.
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