Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Maat


Maat 
watercolor pencil, Derwent Inktense Pencil
copyright 2013 by A. Dameron

Maat is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice. She helped weigh the dead soul on the Scales of Truth against a feather. If the scales balanced, the soul was allowed into the Land of the West. If they didn't, a jackal-headed dog ate the soul. She recorded the result into a golden book.

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