Hall of Two Truths
E290572
The Hall of Two Truths is the ancient Egyptian judgment chamber where the deceased’s heart was weighed against the feather of Ma’at to determine their fate in the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hall of Two Truths canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian mythological place
ⓘ
judgment chamber ⓘ location in the Duat ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Ma'at
ⓘ
surface form:
Ma’at
cosmic order ⓘ justice ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ammit
ⓘ
Anubis ⓘ Ma'at ⓘ
surface form:
Ma’at
Thoth ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Weighing of the Heart scene
ⓘ
surface form:
Weighing of the Heart ceremony
|
| cosmologicalRole | transition point between earthly life and afterlife ⓘ |
| criterionOfJudgment |
conformity to Ma’at
ⓘ
moral conduct in life ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| depictedIn |
papyrus vignettes
ⓘ
tomb paintings ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian funerary texts ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to dual aspects of truth or rightness ⓘ |
| function |
judgment of the dead
ⓘ
weighing of the heart ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
assembly of divine judges
ⓘ
feather of Ma’at ⓘ scales for weighing the heart ⓘ throne of Osiris ⓘ |
| judges |
heart of the deceased
ⓘ
soul of the deceased ⓘ |
| language | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Duat ⓘ |
| moralRole | enforces ethical norms of ancient Egyptian society ⓘ |
| possibleOutcome |
admission to blessed afterlife
ⓘ
destruction of the soul ⓘ devouring of the heart by Ammit ⓘ |
| primaryDeityPresiding | Osiris ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
42 judges of the dead
ⓘ
Negative Confession ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roleInAfterlifeBeliefs | determines fate of the deceased ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
balance between truth and falsehood
ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom Egypt
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.