mꜣꜥt

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The goddess
U2
mAa		 a
t		 H6B1
, personification of truth and right

Etymology

An abstract noun formed from mꜣꜥ (“to direct, to be just, to be true”) +‎ -t (“feminine ending”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

U2
mAa		 a
t
Y1

 f

  1. truth
  2. right action, righteousness, virtue
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 23–24:
      smn
      n
      Y1      		 mAatn
      nb
      z      		 r
      a      		 wAa18 Z1
      r      		 isf
      t
      nDs
      smn mꜣꜥt n nb.s rdjw sꜣ r jsft
      Righteousness has been established for its possessor, and the back is turned on wrong.
  3. blamelessness, innocence
  4. justice, fairness
  5. right order in the state or cosmos

Inflection

Declension of mꜣꜥt (feminine)
singular mꜣꜥt
dual mꜣꜥtj
plural mꜣꜥwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣꜥt  
U5
a		 tSwY1
Z2
U2
mAa		 a
t Z5		 Y1
Swt
Z1
mꜣꜥt mꜣꜥt mꜣꜥt

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Proper noun

U2
mAa		 a
t		 H6B1

 f

  1. Maat, the goddess personifying the above concepts

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References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 39, 47
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