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Maat (which is associated with solar, lunar, astral, and the river Nile's movements) is a concept based on humanity's attempt to live in a natural harmonic state. [44] Maat is associated with the judgment of the deceased and whether a person has done what is right in their life. [45] Thus, to do Maat was to act in a manner unreproachable or ...
Maat, in whose name the 42 judges who flanked Osiris acted, was the deification of truth, justice, rectitude, and order of the cosmos and was often symbolized by an ostrich feather (the hieroglyphic sign of her name).
Nehebkau was later honoured [3] among other dangerous gods as one of the 42 judges in the Court of Maat, [4] judging the innocence of deceased souls. [1] Additionally, orientalist Professor Wilhelm Max Muller describes Nehebkau to have personally guarded the gates of the underworld. [3]
As the Vizier, he wrote on a number of topics in his book that were derived from the central concept of Egyptian wisdom and literature which came from the goddess Maat. She was the daughter of the primordial and symbolized both cosmic order and social harmony.
Thomas Detry nearly aced the rowdy par-3 16th hole in a stretch of four closing birdies, shooting a 6-under 65 on Sunday to win the Phoenix Open by seven shots for his first PGA Tour victory. The ...
The two New York Yankees fans who became infamous figures for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series have been banned indefinitely from ...
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"Great is the Law ." (p. 24) "All conduct should be so straight that you can measure it with a plumb-line." (p. 27) "Injustice exists in abundance, but evil can never succeed in the long run." (p. 32) "Punish with principle, teach meaningfully. The act of stopping evil leads to the lasting establishment of virtue." (p. 32)