Weighing of the Heart scene
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The Weighing of the Heart scene is an ancient Egyptian funerary motif depicting the judgment of a deceased person's soul before Osiris, where the heart is balanced against the feather of Ma’at to determine worthiness for the afterlife.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of the Dead scenes | 3 |
| Weighing of the Heart ceremony | 2 |
| Weighing of the Heart | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian funerary motif
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judgment scene ⓘ religious scene ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Papyrus of Ani
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various copies of the Egyptian Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ammit
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Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian afterlife ⓘ Ma’at NERFINISHED ⓘ Negative Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ judgment of the soul ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Ma’at as truth and justice
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accountability of the deceased for earthly actions ⓘ |
| criterionOfJudgment | lightness of the heart compared to the feather of Ma’at ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Anubis
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Ma’at NERFINISHED ⓘ Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ feather of Ma’at ⓘ heart of the deceased ⓘ judgment of the deceased ⓘ monster Ammit NERFINISHED ⓘ scales ⓘ weighing of the heart of the deceased ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
assess moral purity of the deceased
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determine worthiness for the afterlife ⓘ |
| ifHeartHeavierThanFeather |
deceased is denied a blessed afterlife
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heart is devoured by Ammit ⓘ |
| ifHeartLighterThanFeather | deceased is judged worthy of the afterlife ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locationInMythology | Hall of Two Truths GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium |
funerary papyri
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papyrus scrolls ⓘ tomb wall paintings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Egyptian judgment of the dead
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Ma’at ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
balance between truth and wrongdoing
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cosmic order ⓘ divine justice ⓘ moral judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
balance scales
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feather of Ma’at ⓘ heart of the deceased ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Weighing of the Heart ceremony
this entity surface form:
Book of the Dead scenes
this entity surface form:
Weighing of the Heart ceremony
this entity surface form:
Book of the Dead scenes
this entity surface form:
Weighing of the Heart
this entity surface form:
Book of the Dead scenes