ISIS/MA'AT PENDANT EARRINGS
- SILVER OR BRONZE
- DETAILED DESIGN
- 5 1/2 cm x 4 cm
Ma’at is the Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Universal Order, and Right. The ideas related to Her form the core of the ancient Egyptian conception of the way things should be. Ma’at was considered to be the very food of the Goddesses and Gods. Ma’at explained the relationships between humanity and the Divine. Ma’at was natural law and social law. Ma’at was not only justice, but also fairness and even kindness toward one another.
Ideally, the king who ruled Egypt, the viziers who advised the king, the judges who made decisions that affected the people, and the people themselves all operated under the laws of Ma’at. If they did, peace and plenty and Divine favor would reign in the land. Isis, too, is associated with these ideals and sometimes Ma’at is assimilated with Isis. The Coffin Texts tell us that Isis comes before the deceased as Ma’at