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Bronze Statue of Maat

Not only was Maat π“™π“Œ΄π“‚£π“π“¦ the goddess π“ŠΉπ“ of truth, fact, law, order and justice, β€œmaat” was also a concept and a way of life in ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–. The noun β€œmaat” is translated as β€œtruth” so living by maat, meant living a pure and truthful life. Maat was also the balance and order in the whole universe.

Maat π“™π“Œ΄π“‚£π“π“¦ is usually shown as a woman with a feather on her head. Her most important role was in the judgement of the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱. The god Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓁒 would weigh the heart 𓇋𓃀𓄣 of the deceased against Maat’s π“™π“Œ΄π“‚£π“π“¦ feather 𓆄 to see if they were worthy to enter the Underworld 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 and meet Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­. If the deceased’s heart 𓇋𓃀𓄣 was balanced with the feather 𓆄, they were declared β€œtrue of voice” π“™π“Š€, and could meet Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­.

This statue is at the Petrie Museum at UCL in London!