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- proper noun An Ancient
Egyptian goddess, thepersonification oftruth ,order , andrighteousness , symbolized by afeather .
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Renouf informs us that the word Maat, or Muth, means Law, "not in that forensic sense of command issued either by a human sovereign authority, or by a divine legislator, like the laws of the Hebrews, but in the sense of that unerring order which governs the universe, whether in its physical or its moral aspect."
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In Egypt, there was Hatshepsut aka Maat-Ka-Re, the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who lived between 1473 and 1458 BCE.
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In Egypt, there was Hatshepsut aka Maat-Ka-Re, the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who lived between 1473 and 1458 BCE.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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In ancient Egypt she was known as Maat, the goddess of harmony and order, depicted in the
NYT > Home Page By RANDY KENNEDY 2010
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And that which is behind Shu, near his shoulder, shall read, "They keep ward," and that which is behind him, written close to his feet in an opposite direction, shall read, "Maat," and "They come in," and "I protect daily."
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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There's plenty to choose from, says Jenne "Maat" Dixon-Cravens, a naturopathic doctor with Shakti MindBody Studio in Washington who has a host of health-boosting ideas.
The News Tribune Blogs newstips@thenewstribune.com (VICKY HALLETT; The Wa 2009
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On the other side was a feather from the Goddess Maat who represented order and justice.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile Richard Bangs 2011
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On the other side was a feather from the Goddess Maat who represented order and justice.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile Richard Bangs 2011
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New channel brand ID work out of Europe, with Fox International and Directors Andre Maat & Henk Loorbach (aka Superelectric) collaborating on a series of: 15 idents for Italian entertainment channel Cult.
FOX International (Italy) 2009 Idents « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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But now we have to use notes, which is like a step back in time, said Diederik Maat, a lawyer in the northern Netherlands.
Hacking Scandal Roils Dutch Public John W. Miller 2011
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"For the ancient Egyptians, exactitude was symbolized by a feather that served as a weight on scales used for the weighing of souls. This light feather was called Maat, goddess of the scales."
Italo Calvino in "Exactitude"
October 5, 2011