mꜣꜥt

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The goddess
U2
mAa
a
t
H6B1
, personification of truth and right

Etymology

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An abstract noun formed from mꜣꜥ (to direct, to be just, to be true) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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U2
mAa
a
t
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 f

  1. truth
  2. right action, righteousness, virtue
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 23–24:
      smn
      n
      Y1
      mAatn
      nb
      z
      r
      a
      wAa18 Z1
      r
      isf
      t
      nDs
      smn mꜣꜥt n nb.s rdjw sꜣ r jsft
      Righteousness has been established for its possessor, and the back is turned on wrong.
  3. blamelessness, innocence
  4. justice, fairness
  5. right order in the state or cosmos

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Proper noun

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U2
mAa
a
t
H6B1

 f

  1. Maat, the goddess personifying the above concepts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 39, 47