• Sophienomenal@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 days ago

    For context, ancient Egyptians believed that when someone dies, Anubis weighs their heart against a feather of Ma’at, and if the heart is heavier (i.e. filled with evil), then the soul is devoured by Ammit, but if the scale is balanced, the soul is allowed to enter the afterlife.