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The Weighing of the Heart Ceremony & Its Role in the Egyptian Afterlife
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The Weighing of the Heart Ceremony & Its Role in the Egyptian Afterlife
One of the most famous scenes surviving from ancient Egyptian art is the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, during which the heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of Ma’at. If the heart was lighter than the feather, they passed into ancient Egypt’s paradisical afterlife. If it was heavier than the feather, they were devoured by the monster Ammit and resigned to oblivion. This belief was so important to Egyptian culture from at least…
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