Neferchichi's Tomb GODS AND GODDESSES

Pick a destination... Clip Art and Fonts Mummies Hieroglyphs Egyptian Gods Pharaohs Fun and Games Home

Role: Goddess of law, truth, and order

Appearance: Woman with an ostrich feather on her head

Relations with other gods: wife of Thoth

The goddess Ma'at is a personification of the ideas of law, truth, and order. In fact, the word "ma'at" described the state of worldwide balance and order.

Ma'at had a role in the judgement of the dead. In "The Hall of Ma'at" the heart of the deceased was weighed against Ma'at's "feather of truth." If the heart was free of guilt and sin, it would be lighter and the sould would get to pass on to Osiris. But if the heart was heavy with sin, it is thrown to Ammut, who gobbles it up, denying the spirit an afterlife and causing it to cease to exist.

The Weighing of the Heart

Content on this page ©1996 Kevin Fleury except when noted otherwise.
No unauthorized use permitted.