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ID: 901001641
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001641
Record Type: Religion/Mythology/Legend

Maat (Egyptian diety)

Note: In ancient Egyptian religion, the personification of truth, justice, and the cosmic order. The daughter of the sun god Re, she was associated with Thoth, god of wisdom. She is depicted as a woman wearing a feather on her head, often with the wings of divinity.

Names:
Maat (Egyptian diety) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Mayet (Egyptian diety) (English,U,N)
Ma'at (Egyptian diety) (English,U,N)
Khama'at (Egyptian diety) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Maat (Egyptian diety) (I)
Related Iconography:
consort/spouse of .... Thoth
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Thoth (Egyptian deity)) [901000159]
child of .... Ra
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Ra (Egyptian deity)) [901001275]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
is personification of .... truth
.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
is personification of .... justice (philosophical concept)
.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Maat (Egyptian diety)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 91002068
Mayet (Egyptian diety)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Ma'at (Egyptian diety)
................Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (2002) 221
Khama'at (Egyptian diety)
................Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (2002) 221
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (2002) 221
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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