Spell 125

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Spell 125 is a key chapter of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead that details the "Weighing of the Heart" judgment scene in the afterlife.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Spell 125 canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian funerary text ⓘ
chapter of the Book of the Dead ⓘ
associatedConcept Maʿat ⓘ
linked to: Ma'at

cosmic order ⓘ
justice ⓘ
truth ⓘ
associatedNumber 42 assessor deities ⓘ
centralTheme moral judgment ⓘ
vindication of the deceased ⓘ
consequenceOfFailure devouring of the heart by Ammit ⓘ
consequenceOfSuccess admission to the blessed afterlife ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
describes Weighing of the Heart ⓘ
linked to: Book of the Dead

judgment of the deceased in the afterlife ⓘ
featuresDeity Ammit ⓘ
Anubis ⓘ
Maʿat ⓘ
linked to: Ma'at

Osiris ⓘ
Thoth ⓘ
featuresObject feather of Maʿat ⓘ
heart of the deceased ⓘ
scales of judgment ⓘ
foundIn papyrus funerary rolls ⓘ
tomb equipment of the deceased ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Chapter 125 of the Book of the Dead ⓘ
linked to: Book of the Dead

Declaration of Innocence ⓘ
Negative Confession ⓘ
hasSection declaration of innocence before 42 assessor gods ⓘ
dialogue between the deceased and the gods ⓘ
weighing of the heart scene ⓘ
iconography Ammit waiting beside the scales ⓘ
Anubis weighing the heart ⓘ
linked to: Anubis

Osiris enthroned ⓘ
Thoth recording the result ⓘ
deceased led into the Hall of Two Truths ⓘ
influence later conceptions of moral judgment in the afterlife ⓘ
language Middle Egyptian ⓘ
liturgicalUse recited or written for the benefit of the dead ⓘ
moralContent ethical norms of ancient Egyptian society ⓘ
list of sins denied by the deceased ⓘ
partOf Book of the Dead ⓘ
purpose to justify the deceased before the gods ⓘ
to secure a favorable judgment in the afterlife ⓘ
religiousFunction guide for the deceased in the afterlife judgment ⓘ
scholarlyField Egyptology ⓘ
script hieratic ⓘ
hieroglyphic ⓘ
setting Hall of Two Truths ⓘ
timePeriod New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ

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