Duat
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The Duat or Tuat is a concept in ancient Egyptian mythology involving death. It is most often seen as a realm where people go after they die. Due to linguistic shifts within Ancient Egypt, the Duat ha
The 'Weighing of the Heart' from the Book of the Dead from the Papyrus of Hunefer, dated to the 19th Dynasty around 1275 BCE. The deceased Hunefer is taken into the judgment hall by the deity Anubis, who weighs a portion of Hunefer's soul, represented by his heart. This ritual is completed with Ammit the Devourer awaiting the result, and Thoth recording. Next, the triumphant Hunefer, having passed the test, is presented by the falcon-headed Horus to
A'aru, 'The Field of Reeds' from the Papyrus of Ani
The 42 Judges of Ma'at who sit as jury during the 'Weighing of the Heart'
Af or Afu (commonly known as Afu-Ra), the ram-headed form of Ra when traveling the Duat on the subterrestrial Nile (the 12 hours of night and the underworld) on the Mesektet barque along with Sia (left and front of barque) and Heka (right and behind of barque), surrounded by the protective coiled serpent deity Mehen
Apophis
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Apophis, also known as Apep or Aphoph is the ancient Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire, and is thus the opponent of light and Maat. Ra was the bringer of light and hence the biggest opposer o
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…Ra, god of the sun who must journey through the Duat every night to be reborn every morning. Apep, the personification of darkness and true chaos who attempts to devour Ra and bring about eternal chaos. In order to receive judgement the dead journeyed…
Set spearing the snake Apophis (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
The sun god Ra, in the form of Great Cat, slays the snake Apophis
Apophis below the barque of Ra with seven knives, Book of the Dead of Amenemsaouf, 21st Dynasty, Louvre Museum, Paris
The hieroglyph for Apophis name showing a serpent stabbed with five knives, Temple of Edfu, Ptolemaic period