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the weighing of the heart ceremony was a ceremony from ancient Egypt. A soul was taken to Osiris. His heart was weighed on a scale against a feather. The feather was the feather of Maat, the goddess of truth and justice. The Egyptians believed that the heart contained all the deeds a person has done, and that the heart grows heavier with each bad deed. The heart was weighed by Anubis, a god with a jackal head who was the god of embalming.
If the heart was light enough, the soul could go spend eternity in paradise with Osiris. If not, the heart would be devoured by Ammit(or Ammut). The Devourer.
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Thoth his role in the weighing o the heart ceremony?
Thot's role in the weighing of the heart ceromony was to record the results e.g. if the heart was lighter he would wright the name of the person and lighter in a book
What goddesses come to the weighing of the hear ceremony?
The heart was weight against a feather from Ma'at. The monster goddess Ammut was also present.
What is Osiris job in the underworld?
Osiris is the ruler of the Aaru, the Egyptian paradise, he rules the dead as well as that afterlife; he represents past Pharaohs, and has the final say on if the dead passed the weighing of the heart ceremony.
Ancient Egypt from A to Z?
Artisans Book of the dead Cartouche Deities Eye of horus Funerary masks Geb Hieroglyphs Isis Jackal Ka and ba Lotus Mummification Nile Opening of the mouth ceremony Papyrus Queen nefertari Ra Sphinx Tomb Underworld Valley of the queens Weighing of the heart ceremony Xerxes Yuya Zoser
Why was the weighting of the heart so important in ancient Egyptian time?
At the weighing of the heart ceremony, a dead persons heart would be weighed against the feather of truth. If your heart was heavier, you could go onto the after life. If you heart was lighter than the feather, a beast would devour your soul.
