Ma'at | The Goddess Of Truth And Justice

王越媛

Your information is very sufficient and helpful.

Lac-湖

Maat is a goddess with an ostrich feather on her head, and the ostrich feather is her symbol. In ancient Egyptian mythology, she was the daughter of Ra, the sun god, and the wife of Thoth, the god of wisdom. Ma'at is the embodiment of ancient Egyptian truth, justice and fairness, the embodiment of the cause of all cosmic harmony, and her belief in her is the core of the ancient Egyptians' religious concepts, and it is also a high-level summary of the ancient Egyptians' understanding of nature and society, covering the fields of cosmic order, social relations, social morality, personal cultivation, etc., with connotations such as "order", "harmony", "justice", "justice" and "truth".

桌桌

Through your introduction, I have a deeper understanding of Matt and developed a strong interest in ancient Egyptian culture.

芝芝芹芹

Good!She is the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and balance (a concept known as ma'at in Egyptian) who first appears during the period known as the Old Kingdom (c. 2613 - 2181 BCE) but no doubt existed in some form earlier. She is depicted in anthropomorphic form as a winged woman, often in profile with an ostrich feather on her head, or simply as a white ostrich feather. The feather of Ma'at was an integral part of the Weighing of the Heart of the Soul ceremony in the afterlife where the heart of the soul of the dead person was weighed in the scales of justice against the feather.

Cathy

I wonder what is the condition about the balance. What cause a deceased person's heart to balance with Ma'at's feather? Not to do too many bad things? Not be cursed or have too many sins? Or just be a kind person?

种橡木

Ma'at is said to have been born of the sun god Ra (Atum) at the beginning of creation through the power of Heka, who was magic personified. Her name means "that which is straight" implying order, justice, and harmony. She is thought to have been present from the beginning of time when, from the primordial waters of Nun, the ben-ben (first mound of dry land) rose with Atum (or Ra, the sun god) standing upon it in the presence of the invisible Heka. In the moment that Ra spoke the world into creation, Ma'at was born. Her spirit of harmony and balance infused the creation and caused the world to operate rationally according to purpose. The principle of ma'at was the operational function of life and that of heka (magic) the power source which allowed for it. It is for this reason that she is considered more of a concept than a goddess with a specific personality and story like Isis or Hathor. Ma'at's spirit is the spirit of all creation, and if one is in tune with that spirit, one will live well and have good reason to hope for eternal peace in the afterlife; if one refused to live in accordance with the principles of Ma'at, then one suffered the consequences which one would have brought upon one's self.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Ma'at/