Maat, daughter of god, she represents the truth and the justice, with her feather on her head. Maat was the central cultural value of ancient egypt which allowed the universe to function as it did. There are also 42 negative confessions as shown below. Their names are also clues to understanding that they actually represent the two different phases of. In a nutshell, maa is basically the kamitic version of the tao. Whether this was intentional is a question worthy of research in tandem with exploration of sedenions. The reason why there were 42 negative confessions is because there were 42 nomes or districts in ancient kemet at that time. The 42 laws of maat negative confessions the 42 laws of maat negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins that the soul of the deceased can honestly declare it has never committed when it stands for judgment in the afterlife.
The practice of maat leads to mental ease and purity of heart. I found this list of the ancient commandments, which the author of the page has been reworded from i have not to thou shall not. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of maat. Oct, 2009 what is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42 laws of maat. Blacks wrote the 147 negative confessions now known as 10. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maat 42 plus god. Egypt 42 laws of maat vs 10 commandments whats the problem. The precepts of maat are found in inscriptions in tombs and on some papyrus records. Ani can be consider as i and nu can be considered the name of the fathergod nu.
Sep 29, 2017 sep 29, 2017 42 negative confessions compare w10 commandments you have to battle every day to reach your higher conscious egyptian concept kemet or km. Living in maat and the 42 truths posted by templeofmaat on september 5, 2010 leave a comment there are several names for the 42 truths. The negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased. Thats right, in normal use we only refer to the 42 negative confessions, partly, as i mentioned, because there is duplication between the priestly confessions and those that came later for all others, everybody except the king.
The above mentioned 42 principlesadmonitions of maat, show the lie that is that claim of christian exclusivity, the reasons for which, i have tried to explain in many posts, had nothing to do. At this point, we may recall the teachings of jesus where he told us that the law given by moses was actually not the entire law. A declaration of innocence corresponds to each deity. Hello, great topic i have a question to ask about the 42 laws of maat, the 42 laws of maat where written thousands of years before the 10 commandments, and if i am correct they are contained in the book of the dead or written there my question too you is, who was the author or who wrote the 42 laws of maat and or the book of the dead. Maat at the center for judgingweighing maat fulcrum of balance, balance principle heart feather of truth. Jul 18, 2016 hello, great topic i have a question to ask about the 42 laws of maat, the 42 laws of maat where written thousands of years before the 10 commandments, and if i am correct they are contained in the book of the dead or written there my question too you is, who was the author or who wrote the 42 laws of maat and or the book of the dead. Wikipediathe doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifentmaat and the 42 negative. Each judge has a specific jurisdiction over a specific sin or fault. Wallis budge, we hear the initiates assertion of blamelessness before the court of osiris. Maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. The negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased can honestly say it has never committed when it stands in judgment in the afterlife.
An agitated mind and an impure heart are obstacles to spiritual growth. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts. Sep 14, 2015 the 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. I have not committed theft i have not slain man or woman i have not made light the bushel. Instead of a fitting temporal punishment for getting caught in a crime, the confessions relies on the fear of oblivion common to men to enact its justice. The first phase is also referred to with the word maat, because these confessions are pronounced in the hall of maat in the process of weighting. Apr 12, 2018 maat was a female goddess in ancient egypt.
The laws are also known as the 42 precepts or declarations of innocence or negative confessions. The laws of maat are called the 42 negative confessions and they were revealed in the egyptian book of the dead, or the papyrus of ani a book that was written more than 3,000 years ago. What is interesting is that the ten commandments are very similar to the 42 principles of maat that appeared at least 2,000 earlier. Then there are the 42 negative confessions to the god maat see appendix i. The negative confessions is a superior moral instrument i think. The spirit of the deceased denies committing each sinfault before its assigned judge, by reciting the 42 negative confessions. Written at least 2,000 years before the ten commandments of moses, the 42 principles of maat are one of africas oldest moral and spiritual instructions. I have not done iniquity i have not committed robbery with violence i have done violence to no man.
Egypt 42 laws of maat vs 10 commandments whats the. The negative confessions of maat page 2 ancient mysteries. The confession from the papyrus of ani is the best known only because that text is so famous and so often reproduced. Dealing with the same subjects they were updated and made positive rather than negative. That there are not 42 priestly negative confessions is another indicator that they are specific for one group in society and so there was no need to pad out what we get in chapter 125 of the book of the dead in order to have one confession for each nome. What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the. It is the kamitic way of life, which inspired the 42 declarations incorrectly called 42 negative confessions of maat. Hey, i came across the 42 laws of maat not to long ago and obviously i dont believe moses copied or stole the ten commandments from the 42 laws of maat so my question is what would be the best apologetic response to someone who believes the ten commandments were stolen. Cosmic ordering secrets 42 ideals of maat the egyptian goddess of justice. From the egyptian book of the dead, the 42 principles of maat, commonly known as the negative confessions. The hall of maat is where the judgment of the dead was performed.
The neophyte or students ultimate aim in kemet was for a person to become one with god or to become like god. Dec 18, 2009 the reason why there were 42 negative confessions is because there were 42 nomes or districts in ancient kemet at that time. Maat represents the entire law that ruled the life of. Maats feather of truth and the 42 negative confessions. As noted, scribes would tailor a text to the individual, and so while there was a standard number of 42 confessions, the sins which are listed varied from text to text. The doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifent maat and the 42 negative confessions listed in the papyrus of ani. The negative confessions of maat ancient mysteries. The black africans wrote the 147 negative confessions talking about what not to do. At that time also, there were ten 10 categories of sins. Are the 10 commandments taken from the 42 laws of maat. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house. Maat 42 negative confessions middle eastern mythology ancient.
This was when the dead persons heart was weighed in the balance against maat image at top of post, symbolised by the feather worn on the head of the goddess. The scales of maat would weigh ones heart against the feather of maat representing truth and justice to ascertain whether one was worthy of joining the gods in the fields of peace. Maat represented the normal and basic values that formed the backdrop for the application of justice. Maat ancient egypts most important religious concept.
Jan 03, 2017 egypt 42 laws of maat also known as 42 positive pontifications to maat or 42 negative confessions vs 10 commandments whats the problem because the black conscious community dont follow none of. The fortytwo precepts of maat are a list of principles named after an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and order. Egypt conduct this initiatory test of the soul before the scale of maat. May 15, 2015 maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. I have reference to fiteen of these priestly confessions, and still search for the rest.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Maat 42 plus god kindle edition by pagebalkcom, latonya. These negative confessions come from chapter cxxv of the book of the coming forth by light commonly known as the book of the dead. Hall of the two truths, or double truths hall of the maati, or double maat hall of judgment of the double maat dualtwo judgments, good and evil judgement of righteousness duat realm of the dead sba dua sba. These precepts of maat popularly known as the negative confessions, are declarations of purity that come from the ancient kemetic ancient egyptian wisdom text, book of the coming forth by day popularly known as the book.
The very long chapter 125 of the book of the dead lists names and provenances either geographical or atmospheric of the assessors of maat. They come from what has been titled the papyrus of ani, part of the larger book known by some as the book of the dead, and by others as the book of coming forth by day. And one must attest about moral sins, such as lying, not for just once, but for ones entire life. These were written to accompany the 42 assessors, although the confessions did not always conform to the proper assessor, budge states. The 42 commandments of ancient egypt the ten commandments, eight of them at least, were taken from the egyptian principles of maat written at least 2000 years earlier. The most famous list comes from the papyrus of ani. As the ancient egyptian book of the dead can be consider the forefather of the bible and quran, correspondingly the 42 negative confessions can be considered the forefather of the law of moses and especially of the ten commandments. The purpose of maat lawjusticetruth among the kemet kmt khemet people of ancient upper and lower egypt was to divert chaos isfet. Jun 11, 2008 commandments were the 147 negative confessions. Living in maat and the 42 truths the temple of maat. This event is supposed to have happened around the th or 14th century bc. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of. The most famous list comes from the papyrus of ani, a text of the egyptian book of the dead, prepared for the priest ani of thebes c.
The laws of maat, the 42 principles of maat are one of africas, and the worlds, oldest sources of moral and spiritual instruction. Jul 15, 2017 the 42 principles of maat were created so that ancient egyptians could follow vital rules and act with honor and truth in manners that involve family, the community, the nation, the environment, and the gods. The scale of maat was balanced after the recitation of the 42 declarations of innocence or admonitions of maat. Thus, the categories of sins that moses, the afrikan, used as the basis to formulate the socalled ten commandments already existed. Blacks wrote the 147 negative confessions now known as 10 commandments that whites stole. Sep 29, 2017 42 negative confessions compare w10 commandments sep 29, 2017 42 negative confessions compare w10 commandments. Maat 42 negative confessions middle eastern mythology.
The fortytwo gods and goddesses of the nomes of egypt conduct this initiatory test of the soul before the scale of maat. The 42 negative confessions are a part of an ancient egyptian tradition. Wikipediathe doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifentmaat and the 42 negative confessions listed in the papyrus of chronicle books. This is why the kamitic people devoted so much time and energy to living their lives according to it. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house of truth. They are named the papyrus of ani and the papyrus of nu.
The concept of maat, and the importance of living a just life was central to the egyptians beliefs about judgement after death. Egypt 42 laws of maat also known as 42 positive pontifications to maat or 42 negative confessions vs 10 commandments whats the problem because the black conscious community dont follow none of. The 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. The egyptian book of the dead, nuclear physics and the substratum. The negative confession ancient history encyclopedia. I embrace the all loreon, of isis oasis, was one of the 9 priestesses of the temple of isis who traveled to egypt in 1995 and undertook to rewrite these laws, now changed to ideals, from the ancient text. Jan 02, 2012 things they dont teach you in church the ten commandments did not come from the 42 laws of maat. Sep 05, 2010 living in maat and the 42 truths posted by templeofmaat on september 5, 2010 leave a comment there are several names for the 42 truths. What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42 laws of maat. Hail, thou whose teeth are white hetchabhu, who comest forth from tashe the fayyum, i have not slaughtered with evil intent the cattle of the god.
Maat 42 negative confessions free download as pdf file. What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42. She represented truth, justice, balance, and morality. Whites have this thing where they have wrote their 10 commandments. The god thoth, or djehuti in ancient egyptian, was the scribe of judgment. Thus, the 42 laws of maat became the basis of egyptian law.
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