Ammit

Ammit has been linked with the goddess Tawaret, who

has a similar physical appearance and, as a companion
of Bes, also protected others from evil. Other authors
have noted that Ammits lion characteristics, and the lake
of re, may be pointers to a connection with the goddess
Sekhmet. The relation to afterlife punishment and lake of
re location are also shared with the baboon deity Babi.

1 See also
Ancient Egyptian religion

Book of the Dead

This detail scene from the Papyrus of Hunefer (ca. 1375 B.C.)
shows Hunefer's heart being weighed on the scale of Maat against 2 References
the feather of truth, by the jackal-headed Anubis. The ibis-
headed Thoth, scribe of the gods, records the result. If his heart
[1] Egyptian Book of the Dead. Egyptartsite.com. Re-
is lighter than the feather, Hunefer is allowed to pass into the
trieved 2012-08-18.
afterlife. If not, he is eaten by the waiting Ammit. Vignettes
such as these were a common illustration in Egyptian books of
the dead.[1] Media related to Ammit at Wikimedia Commons

Ammit (/mt/; devourer or soul-eater"; also spelled

Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient
Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion,
hippopotamus and crocodilethe three largest man-
eating animals known to ancient Egyptians. A funerary
deity, her titles included Devourer of the Dead, Eater
of Hearts", and Great of Death.
Ammit lived near the scales of justice in Duat, the Egyp-
tian underworld. In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis
weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at,
the goddess of truth, which was depicted as an ostrich
feather (the feather was often pictured in Ma'ats head-
dress). If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit
would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement
was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris
and immortality. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the
soul was believed to become restless forever; this was
called to die a second time. Ammit was also sometimes
said to stand by a lake of re. In some traditions, the un-
worthy hearts were cast into the ery lake to be destroyed.
Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the
same concept of destruction.
Ammit was not worshipped; instead she embodied all that
the Egyptians feared, threatening to bind them to eternal
restlessness if they did not follow the principle of Ma'at.

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