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    In ancient Egyptian religion, the heart of a deceased person was weighed against the feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Death. Anubis brought the dead to be judged, where their heart was weighed on a scale against the feather. If the heart was lighter than the feather, they were considered righteous and could proceed. But if the heart was heavier, it was considered evil and would be eaten by the demon Ammit. Those who passed then had to swear before the gods that they had committed no evil acts or killed others.

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    In ancient Egyptian religion, the heart of a deceased person was weighed against the feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Death. Anubis brought the dead to be judged, where their heart was weighed on a scale against the feather. If the heart was lighter than the feather, they were considered righteous and could proceed. But if the heart was heavier, it was considered evil and would be eaten by the demon Ammit. Those who passed then had to swear before the gods that they had committed no evil acts or killed others.

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    In ancient Egyptian religion, the heart of a deceased person was weighed against the feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Death. Anubis brought the dead to be judged, where their heart was weighed on a scale against the feather. If the heart was lighter than the feather, they were considered righteous and could proceed. But if the heart was heavier, it was considered evil and would be eaten by the demon Ammit. Those who passed then had to swear before the gods that they had committed no evil acts or killed others.

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    The weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma'at .

    In your own words, explain what happens in the weighing of the heart ritual. Use
    this picture as a prompt.

    Anubis brought the dead person to the Hall of Death. He then


    weighed the heart of the dead person against Maats feather of
    truth. If their heart was lighter than the feather they were good.
    If the heart was heavier than the feather they were evil and the
    heart was fed to the demon Ammit. If they passed the test they
    then had to come before the gods and swear they had killed no
    people and commited no evil.

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