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ammet

Ammet is a variant transliteration of Ammut (also spelled Ammit), a figure from ancient Egyptian mythology known as the Devourer of the Dead. In scholarly and popular references, the name is sometimes rendered as Ammet, though more common spellings include Ammut and Ammit.

In Egyptian iconography Ammet is depicted as a composite creature with the head of a crocodile, the

The primary function of Ammet in myth is tied to the judgment of the dead. During the

Ammet's presence highlights ancient Egyptian concerns with moral accountability after death and the maintenance of cosmic

See also Ammut; Ammit variants; devourer of the dead.

body
of
a
lion
or
leopard,
and
the
hindquarters
of
a
hippopotamus.
This
combination
symbolizes
the
animal
kingdom’s
most
feared
features
and
emphasizes
her
role
as
a
universal
eater
of
the
impure.
Weighing
of
the
Heart,
the
heart
of
the
deceased
is
weighed
against
the
feather
of
Ma’at,
the
goddess
of
truth
and
order.
If
the
heart
is
judged
to
be
heavy
with
sin,
Ammet
devours
it,
preventing
the
soul
from
attaining
eternal
life.
If
the
heart
is
found
to
be
lighter
than
the
feather,
the
soul
is
deemed
worthy
to
proceed
to
the
afterlife.
order.
While
less
prominent
in
daily
religious
practice
than
other
deities,
she
appears
in
tomb
art,
funerary
texts,
and
later
mythological
retellings,
where
she
often
serves
as
a
stark
symbol
of
inevitable
judgment.