The heart principle series in order5/30/2023 ![]() Ma’at appears in two forms: “ …as an abstract idea (maat) and as an anthropomorphized goddess Maat” (Faraone and Teeter 4). She appears in Ancient Egyptian religion as both a person and an intangible idea of cosmic balance among people and gods alike. Her use in Ancient Egyptian life and religion is as diverse as her name’s multiple spellings. Ma’at is both a significant Ancient Egyptian goddess and a series of essential principles representing truth, justice and order. Ma’at: The Goddess and Principles of Truth and Wisdom ![]() ![]() The Singer of Amun Nany’s Funerary Papyrus, discovered in the Tomb of Meritamun, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. Image rights ©The Metropolitan Museum of Art, courtesy of the OASC initiative. ![]()
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