Abstract
Ever since the 19th century, scholars and the educated public have been famil-
iar with Egyptian images that evoke the scene of the judgement of a dead
person. That judgement is based on the weighing of the deceased person’s
heart by means of a common pair of scales, a balance with equal arms. In
one scale-pan the heart is placed, in the other we find the symbol of Ma’at,
a feather. The heart of the person being judged is thus weighed against the
symbol of the concept of justice. Anubis operates the scales, and Thot, the
scribe god, notates the result....
iar with Egyptian images that evoke the scene of the judgement of a dead
person. That judgement is based on the weighing of the deceased person’s
heart by means of a common pair of scales, a balance with equal arms. In
one scale-pan the heart is placed, in the other we find the symbol of Ma’at,
a feather. The heart of the person being judged is thus weighed against the
symbol of the concept of justice. Anubis operates the scales, and Thot, the
scribe god, notates the result....
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Congress Volume Aberdeen 2019 |
| Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004515109 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2022 |
| Event | 23rd Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament - Aberdeen, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Aug 2019 → 1 Aug 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Vetus Testamentum, Supplements |
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| Volume | 192 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0083-5889 |
Conference
| Conference | 23rd Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament |
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| Abbreviated title | IOSOT |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Period | 1/08/19 → 1/08/19 |