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The 42 Laws of Ma’at

The Egyptian goddess of law, justice, and truth. Usually depicted with the Ankh of eternal life and the feather of truth which is weighed against the heart of the deceased by Anubis to enter duat (underworld).

Stop me if you have heard these before.

  1. I have not committed sin.
  2. I have not committed robbery with violence.
  3. I have not stolen.
  4. I have not slain men or women.
  5. I have not stolen food.
  6. I have not swindled offerings.
  7. I have not stolen from God/Goddess.
  8. I have not told lies.
  9. I have not carried away food.
  10. I have not cursed.
  11. I have not closed my ears to truth.
  12. I have not committed adultery.
  13. I have not made anyone cry.
  14. I have not felt sorrow without reason.
  15. I have not assaulted anyone.
  16. I am not deceitful.
  17. I have not stolen anyone’s land.
  18. I have not been an eavesdropper.
  19. I have not falsely accused anyone.
  20. I have not been angry without reason.
  21. I have not seduced anyone’s wife.
  22. I have not polluted myself.
  23. I have not terrorized anyone.
  24. I have not disobeyed the Law.
  25. I have not been exclusively angry.
  26. I have not cursed God/Goddess.
  27. I have not behaved with violence.
  28. I have not caused disruption of peace.
  29. I have not acted hastily or without thought.
  30. I have not overstepped my boundaries of concern.
  31. I have not exaggerated my words when speaking.
  32. I have not worked evil.
  33. I have not used evil thoughts, words or deeds.
  34. I have not polluted the water.
  35. I have not spoken angrily or arrogantly.
  36. I have not cursed anyone in thought, word or deeds.
  37. I have not placed myself on a pedestal.
  38. I have not stolen what belongs to God/Goddess.
  39. I have not stolen from or disrespected the deceased.
  40. I have not taken food from a child.
  41. I have not acted with insolence.
  42. I have not destroyed property belonging to God/Goddess

2,000 years before Moses and the 10 commandments.

SteveB 7 Dec 22
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Funny that all are phrased in the negative " I have not ... I have not ..." ( as opposed to: I kept the waters clean, or... I thought good thoughts) and so many. Has to be a pretty perfect human not to transgress any of these.

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moses was more succinct

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Moses smoked some funk stuff

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Exactly my thoughts.

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Different religions have their 'commandments' - 10 or 42 - but just as you read through the ten commandments and think 'Some are OK, some are garbage, and lots have been left out', you do the same here. Oh - and in these 42 there are some silly 'almost repeats'.

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