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Maat
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The precise etymology of the term mꜣꜥt remains debated among Egyptologists, though some suggest a connection to a root meaning "to be solid" or "to be flat" [1]. Conceptually, Maat resists singular definition, operating simultaneously as a governing principle, a moral imperative, and a physical constant. Early dynastic usages suggest Maat was initially associated primarily with the physical leveling of the earth after the [primordial inundation](/ent…