Ammut, Ammet, Amam, Amemet, Ahemait and Ammemet

She dwelt in Underworld in the Hall of Ma'at (some say The Hall of Double Ma'at or Hall of the Two Truths) waiting for her next victim. She was the the embodiment of reckoning for all the sins onecommited during ones earthly life. She was known as the 'Eater of Hearts', 'The Devourer' and 'Great of Death'. Most believe that her name is translated as "Devourer", but could also be "Bone Eater", and she was known as "Devourer of millions" leading to the suggestion that the god Am-heh was one of her aspects.

Her name, is generally translated as "Devourer", but could leading to the suggestion that the god Am-heh was one of her aspects. Some scholars have linked Ammit with the Hippopotamus goddess Tawaret, because of the similarities in their appearance and their role in fighting evil. From other writings, she was known as the "Dweller in Amentet'' or the 'Devourer of Amentet'', the place where the sun set in the West, it was associated with death and the netherworld where Ra traveledduring the night.. The name Amentet referred to both the west bank of the Nile and to the world of the dead, and the dead were sometimes known as "Westerners". Originally, Amenti (or Amentet) was considered to be the place where the sun set at the entrance to the netherworld, but the name was soon applied to cemeteries and tombs across Egypt. In at least one papyrus, Ammut was depicted as crouching beside the lake of fire in the infernal regions of the underworld. In other legends, Ammit stands by a lake of fire into which the unworthy hearts were cast, rather than eatin  them. In this role, Ammit was more the lake guardian than a destroyer, In still another version, Ammut ate the condemned person, rather than only the heart. An evil person then dissolved forever in her stomach.

She was not a goddess one worshiped, but one who was to be feared. It reminds me of the saying "I'll put the fear of god in you". And the ancient Egyptians religion had this theory of "putting the fear of Ammit" into people, frightening them of imminent, dire consequences of not following the moral code of Ma'at. She sits under the "Scales of Justice"

Anubis in his role as psychopomp (literally meaning the "guide of souls) guides the new souls through the underworld, he tests their faith and their knowledge of the gods. As he brings them to the Scales of Justice during the ceremony of the Judging of the Heart, he places their heart on the scale on which their heart is measured against the feather of Ma'at. Should the heart be light as the feather, the soul would then be lead by Anubis to be presented to Osiris. Should the heart be heavy, it is fed to Ammit and the soul destroyed. Those whose souls were devoured were not permitted to enter Aaru,or the Egyptian reed fields.(Paradise) having to be restless forever, effectively dying a second time. It has even been suggested that she was also a protector of Osiris, because of her position at the Judgment. There were also a number of spells from The Book of the Dead and amulets the deceased could use to increase their chance of success.

The papyrus of Ani, in a speech made by the gods to Thoth, says:

The Osiris [the scribe Ani], whose word is true, is holy and righteous. He has not committed any sin, and he has done no evil against us. The devourer Ammut shall not be permitted to prevail over him.

A depiction of Ammit in a late period papyrus, showing her decorated leonine body, and crocodile head.

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Some experts have linked Ammit with the goddess Tawaret, who has a similar physical appearance and, as a companion of Bes, also protected others from evil. Other authors have noted that Ammit's lion characteristics, and the lake of fire, may be pointers to a connection with the goddess Sekhmet.

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