Showing posts with label Ma'at. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ma'at. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 1995

Ma'at (Egyptian)

Ma'at

Wife of Tehuti, her name is an important concept meaning "truth, balance, harmony, justice". A tall woman whose symbol is an ostrich plume, the hearts of the dead had to be weighed against her feather. All laws were dictated by Ma'at, and a blue bead inscribed with her name was worn by judges