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  1. When a deceased spirit enters the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology, the most important stage is their trial in the Court of Maat, also known as the Law-Court of Osiris or the Dead Court.
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    Although Osiris was the principal judge of the dead, the Forty-Two Judges sat in council with him to determine the worthiness of the soul to enjoy continued existence. They represented the forty-two provinces of Upper and Lower Egypt and each judge was responsible for considering a particular aspect of the deceased's conscience.
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  2. The Forty-Two Judges - World History Encyclopedia

  3. The Weighing of the Heart in the court of Osiris

    According to the myth, after death, the deceased’s heart was weighed against the feather of Maat, the goddess of truth and justice, in the court of Osiris, the god of the afterlife. This judgment determined whether the individual had led a …

  4. Osiris | Description, Myth, Symbols, & Facts | Britannica

    Osiris, one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. Osiris was both a god of fertility and the embodiment of the dead and resurrected king. This dual role was in turn combined with the Egyptian concept of divine kingship: the king at …

  5. Judgment of Osiris | Egyptian religious ceremony | Britannica

  6. Assessors of Maat - Wikipedia

  7. The underworld and the afterlife in ancient Egypt

  8. Osiris - Wikipedia

  9. Nehebkau - Wikipedia

  10. The Judgement of the Dead by Osiris - World History Encyclopedia