The Weighing of the Heart Against the Feather of Truth, Thebes, Egypt (c.1275 BCE)“The ancient
The Weighing of the Heart Against the Feather of Truth, Thebes, Egypt (c.1275 BCE)“The ancient Egyptians believed that, when they died, they would be judged on their behaviour during their lifetime before they could be granted a place in the Afterlife. This judgement ceremony was called ‘Weighing of the Heart’ and was recorded in Chapter 125 of the funerary text known as the ‘Book of the Dead’.The ceremony was believed to have taken place before Osiris, the chief god of the dead and Afterlife, and a tribunal of 43 dieties. Standing before the tribunal the deceased was asked to name each of the divine judges and swear that he or she had not committed any offences, ranging from raising the voice to stealing. This was the ‘negative confession.’ If found innocent, the deceased was declared “true of voice” and allowed to proceed into the Afterlife.” (Source) -- source link
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