Isfet

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Isfet is the ancient Egyptian concept of chaos, injustice, and disorder that stands in direct opposition to the cosmic harmony and truth embodied by Ma'at.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Isfet canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian concept ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
associatedWith darkness ⓘ
evil ⓘ
foreign enemies ⓘ
lawlessness ⓘ
lies ⓘ
non-existence ⓘ
category Egyptian cosmology ⓘ
Egyptian ethics ⓘ
Egyptian mythology ⓘ
contrastsWith Ma'at ⓘ
cosmicDimension chaos ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus anti-cosmic principle ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
ethicalStatus morally negative ⓘ
influences Egyptian funerary beliefs ⓘ
Egyptian legal thought ⓘ
Egyptian royal ideology ⓘ
language Ancient Egyptian language ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
linkedToDeity Apophis ⓘ
Seth ⓘ
moralDimension injustice ⓘ
mythologicalRole threat to creation ⓘ
opposedBy Ra ⓘ
pharaoh ⓘ
opposedTo Ma'at ⓘ
opposes cosmic order ⓘ
justice ⓘ
rightful kingship ⓘ
truth ⓘ
perceivedAs ever-present threat ⓘ
politicalDimension rebellion against rightful rule ⓘ
religiousRole force to be repelled in rituals ⓘ
represents chaos ⓘ
disorder ⓘ
falsehood ⓘ
injustice ⓘ
violence ⓘ
requires constant ritual combat ⓘ
maintenance of Ma'at ⓘ
socialDimension social disorder ⓘ
timePeriod Late Period Egypt ⓘ
Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
Old Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
writtenAs jsft (transliteration) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ma'at → opposedTo → Isfet ⓘ