4 The Weighing of The Heart

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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.
In ancient Egypt when they commence the weighing of the heart, they use a
scale and put your heart on one of the scales and a feather on the other. They
then weigh them both and if the heart weighs more than the feather, you have
done bad and do not get an afterlife, but if the heart and the weigh the same you
have done most good and are granted afterlife. If your heart is lighter than the
feather that means you have done no bad and havent killed anyone and you are
put before the gods and you get an afterlife.

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