Kemetic Faith

As a deity, Ma'at is personified as a woman with a feather on Her head. In Kemetic society, the Pharaoh was the link between heaven and earth, between Netjer and the people. The Pharaoh was the Living Heru, one of the Names of Netjer, and He (or She) was entrusted with governing the country in Ma'at and serving according to Netjer's will.

One of the most important rituals in the temples was the offering of Ma'at by the Pharaoh to Netjer, with the symbol encompassing the reality of the idea. As long as the country was ruled in Ma'at, the forces of destruction were kept at bay. It was the Pharaoh’s duty to insure that Ma'at prevailed, guaranteeing the continuation of Kemet and the world.