Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. Produced in huge numbers, ushabtis, along with scarabs, are the most numerous of all ancient Egyptian antiquities to survive.

A Shabti was a small figurine in the shape of a mummy. Mummies were people who had been skilfully embalmed so that their body would be preserved in the Afterlife. Shabtis were made from stone, wood or pottery.

What purpose did they have? Ushabti were small figurines that were placed in tombs. And were used to act as a substitute for the person in case he or she was called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife.

: a small figure deposited in an ancient Egyptian tomb with the mummy generally bearing inscriptions from the Book of the Dead and representing servants expected to do certain agricultural labors required of the deceased in the land of the dead.

Maat, also spelled Mayet, in ancient Egyptian religion, the personification of truth, justice, and the cosmic order. The daughter of the sun god Re, she was associated with Thoth, god of wisdom.

The ancient Egyptians believed that on the day of judgement, the feather of Ma’at was weighed against the heart of the deceased. A heart made heavy by sin outweighed the feather of Ma’at and was devoured by the monstrous Ammit, the ‘Devourer of Souls’.

The Goddess Maʽat is the embodiment of the Ancient Egyptian Seven Principles of Ma’at which are Truth, Balance, Order, Harmony, Righteousness, Morality, and Justice. It was expected that the priests, Pharaohs and their families embody these principles, along with every member of the community.

Thoth

Without Her twin, Isis was identified with Ma’at’s singular form. The Coffin Texts tell us that Isis comes before the deceased as Ma’at. An inscription at Denderah says that Isis the Great is not only Mother of the God, but also Ma’at in Denderah.

The law stood above all humans and was personified by the goddess Maat, with the concept of maat representing truth, justice, righteousness, the correct order and balance of the universe. ‘ Egyptian law was essentially based on the concept of maat, which was about morality, ethics and the entire order of society.

The 42 Ideals of Ma’at of the Temple of Isis. A Positive Confession for the Present Day.

• I honor virtue.
• I benefit with gratitude.
• I am peaceful.
• I respect the property of others.
• I affirm that all life is sacred.
• I give offerings that are genuine.
• I live in truth.
• I regard all altars with respect.

42 Negative Confessions (Papyrus of Ani)

• I have not committed sin.
• I have not committed robbery with violence.
• I have not stolen.
• I have not slain men and women.
• I have not stolen grain.
• I have not purloined offerings.
• I have not stolen the property of the gods.
• I have not uttered lies.

Ma’at was the goddess of truth, justice, balance, and most importantly – order. In paintings, she was depicted as a woman who is either sitting or standing with an ostrich feather on her head and, in some cases, she was depicted with wings. Ma’at was extremely important in achieving the Afterlife.

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Translation by E.A. Wallis Budge (Translated 1913) The 42 Negative Confessions are the confessions a soul must make, according to the Book of the Coming Forth by Day, or as it’s also popularly known, the Book of the Dead, before being judged before the scale of Ma’at and entering the afterlife.

Isis

Jesus often used amen to put emphasis to his own words (translated: “verily” or “truly”). In John’s Gospel, it is repeated, “Verily, verily” (or “Truly, truly”). Amen is used at the end of the Lord’s Prayer, which is also called the Our Father or the Pater Noster.

Amun-Ra can achieve and do almost absolutely anything without any limit or condition as he is one of the most powerful Gods. Omnipotence: After achieving his true power, Amun-Ra has the ability to be almighty in every sense and aspect.

Originally, he was depicted as a goose and given the epithet the “Great Cackler” (like Geb). It was also thought that he could regenerate himself by becoming a snake and shedding his skin. However, he was most frequently depicted as a Ram, a symbol of fertility.

Amun. Amun, whose name means the Invisible One, was usually depicted as a man wearing two tall plumes on his head, and holding a sceptre in his hand. His sacred animals were the ram and the goose, both symbols of virility – which was one of Amun’s characteristics.

The Book of Amun-Ra was an Ancient Egyptian book made of pure gold. Known colloquially as “the Book of the Living” or “the Golden Book”, the Book of Amun-Ra contained ancient spells and incantations that could take life away from mortals.

Amun-Ra was the chief of the Egyptian gods. Amun was the god who created the universe. Ra was the god of the sun and light, who traveled across the sky every day in a burning boat. The two gods were combined into one, Amun-Ra, in the time of the New Kingdom, between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE.

For centuries, Egyptian royalty guarded the sacred rituals that guaranteed divine favor after death, but over time all Egyptians, both rich and poor, could possess its secrets. The Book of the Dead helped Egyptians prepare for the afterlife where Osiris, god of the underworld, would judge them.

The purpose of the Pyramid Texts was to help the dead king take his place amongst the gods, in particular to reunite him with his divine father Ra; at this period the afterlife was seen as being in the sky, rather than the underworld described in the Book of the Dead.