Loving Egypt

                            Maat a divine force of the One God in ancient Egypt

she personified concepts of justice, order, truth, and harmony. Judges were called priests of maat and they wore a pendant of her image. She represents the ethical and moral principles that every citizen was expected to act with truth and honor in all matters of life. Her primary role was to deal with the weighing of the heart that took place in the afterlife. The ostrich feather symbol of levity and empty of evil on her head was the measure that determined whether the souls considered to reside in the heart of the departed would reach the paradise successfully. Kings inherited the duty to ensure Maat remained in place and they are said to live on Maat.

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