Ammit
E290571
Ammit is a fearsome ancient Egyptian demoness with the head of a crocodile, forequarters of a lion, and hindquarters of a hippopotamus, who devoured the hearts of the unworthy in the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammit canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
demoness ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ |
| alignment | servant of the divine order ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian funerary texts ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
judgment of the dead ⓘ moral retribution ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Duat
ⓘ
Hall of Two Truths ⓘ |
| bodyPartAssociation |
crocodile head
ⓘ
hippopotamus hindquarters ⓘ lion forequarters ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEncounter |
denial of afterlife bliss
ⓘ
destruction of the soul ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs | composite beast seated near the scales of judgment ⓘ |
| diet | hearts of the unworthy dead ⓘ |
| domain | underworld ⓘ |
| epithet |
Devourer of Hearts
ⓘ
Devourer of the Dead ⓘ Devourer of Hearts ⓘ
surface form:
Eater of Hearts
Devourer of the Dead ⓘ
surface form:
Great of Death
|
| function | to destroy the souls of those who fail the Weighing of the Heart ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasForequartersOf | lion ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | crocodile ⓘ |
| hasHindquartersOf | hippopotamus ⓘ |
| judgmentContext | weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma’at ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| moralRole | enforcer of divine justice ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Devourer ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Amemet
ⓘ
Ammut ⓘ |
| notWorshippedAs | goddess ⓘ |
| opposedToConcept |
Ma'at
ⓘ
surface form:
Ma’at
|
| participatesIn |
Weighing of the Heart scene
ⓘ
surface form:
Weighing of the Heart
|
| relatedConcept | psychostasia ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | personification of punishment ⓘ |
| role | devourer of the hearts of the unworthy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
annihilation of the wicked
ⓘ
divine punishment ⓘ fear of moral failure ⓘ |
| typeOfBeing | chimeric monster ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.