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Ma'at

Poser Mythology posted on Jun 24, 2011
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Ma'at (Mayet) Symbols: ostrich feather, scales Ma'at was the goddess of the physical and moral law of Egypt, of order and truth. She said to be the wife of Thoth and had eight children with him. Ma'at is depicted in the form of a woman seated or standing. She holds the sceptre in one hand and the ankh in the other. A symbol of Ma'at was the ostrich feather and she is always shown wearing it in her hair. In some pictures she has a pair of wings attached to her arms. Occasionally she is shown as a woman with an ostrich feather for a head. When the dead were judged, it is was the feather of Ma'at that their hearts were weighed against. If hearts of the deceased are as "light as a feather", they were granted eternal life in the Duat. The near-weightlessness of their hearts indicated that their souls were not burdened with sin and evil. If their hearts did not "measure up", the soul of the deceased was consumed by Ammut. This judgement occurred in the "Hall of the Two Truths", Maaty. ~ info from Ancient Egypt: the mythology Ma'at stands in the Hall of Two Truths. Her scale can be seen behind her. Created for a contest on dA. Zoom in for larger size.

Comments (13)


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Faemike55

10:33PM | Fri, 24 June 2011

Excellent depiction of Ma'at and well written in the Book of the Dead!

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wotan

11:52PM | Fri, 24 June 2011

Beautiful Egyptian queen... cool lighting and render!

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anitalee

12:22AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Beautiful

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JenniSjoberg

1:43AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Beautiful lighting and mood! very nice image!

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KaiArt

2:12AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Pretty princess!!!

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brycek

2:13AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Beautiful work!!

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Bossie_Boots

2:56AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Absolutely gorgeous superb work !!

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crender

5:11AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

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fallen21

6:28AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Wonderful image! Excellent work.

Lillyofelm

11:00AM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Nicwly done. Great image.

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ArtistKimberly

5:59PM | Sat, 25 June 2011

Very beautiful

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npauling

8:44PM | Sat, 25 June 2011

A beautiful Egyptian scene with this lovely character who has a superb outfit.

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Carlazzo

5:49AM | Sat, 23 July 2011

Excellent and beautiful work!!!


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