Assessors of Maat

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 2

The Assessors of Maat are charged with judging the souls of the dead in the afterlife. They evaluate the deceased during the judgment process in ancient Egyptian belief. These deities determine the worthiness of souls for the afterlife.

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When

First attested: 1500 BCE
Attested period: -1500 – 300
Historical notes: Ancient Egyptian deities associated with the judgment of the dead.

Relationships

co occurs with: Duamutef, Imset, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Wepwawet, Ma'at, ꜥmmt, Aker, Isis, Serapis, Anubis, Seker, Nephthys, Hapi, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Andjety, Aqen, Osiris

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Assessors of Maat, charged with judging the souls of the dead in the afterlife”
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“the American egyptologist Richard Herbert Wilkinson thus inventoried, in his The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (2003), the 42 Assessors of Maat: However, other translations of the Papyrus of Ani give different impressions of their tasks and duties, included in the fourth columns.”
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