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  1. Ammit

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    Iconography and Composition
    Ammit's physical description is remarkably consistent across Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom funerary texts, although regional variations exist concerning the specific texture of her dermal layer [^1]. She is universally portrayed as having the forequarters of a lioness, the midsection of a hippopotamus, and the rear quarters, including the tail, of a Nile crocodile.
    The symbolic resonance of these components is cruc…

  2. Ancient Egypt

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    | Middle Kingdom | c. 2055–1650 BCE | Thebes | Period of literary flourishing and expansion into Nubia. |
    | Second Intermediate Period | c. 1650–1550 BCE | Avaris (during Hyksos rule) | Foreign occupation by the Hyksos people. |
    | New Kingdom | c. 1550–1070 BCE | Thebes | Imperial age; expansion into the Levant and Near East. |
    | Late Period | c. 664…

  3. Maat

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    If the heart was lighter or equal, the deceased was declared maa kheru ("true of voice") and permitted passage into the Field of Reeds. If the heart was heavier—meaning it contained undue burdens of sin or Isfet—it was immediately devoured by the demoness Ammit, resulting in the terrifying "second death," or complete annihilation of the soul (the Ba and *[…