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Maʽat or Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified this concept and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of
Narmer Palette: representation of victory over chaos
Statue of Maat, adorned with the ostrich feather of truth
Maat wearing the feather of truth
The heart of Hunefer weighed against the feather of Maat
Thoth
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Thoth is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart is Seshat, and his wife is Ma'at. He is
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…found in the Pyramid Texts of Unas (c. 2375 BCE and 2345 BCE). Later, when most goddesses were paired with a male aspect, her masculine counterpart was Thoth, as their attributes are similar. In other accounts, Thoth was paired off with Seshat, goddess of writing and measure, who is a lesser-known deity…
Relief in the Temple of Seti I (Abydos) of Thoth giving the ankh to pharaoh Seti I.
Faience statue of Thoth as baboon depicted with the moon-disk on his head.
Worshipper before two ibises of Thoth. (early 19th Dynasty)
Modern impression of an Achaemenid cylinder seal from Iran, with king holding two lion griffins at bay and Egyptian hieroglyphs reading "Thoth is a protection over me". (c. 6th–5th century BC).