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title: Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12848/ammit--thoth-await-the-judgement-of-a-soul/
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# Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul

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## Image File

[![Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12848.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12848.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail from the Papyrus of Ani, an [Egyptian Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead/). The [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Thoth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thoth/) stands at the ready to inscribe the interrogation and judgement of Ani, who whose soul is being judged by the gods. The goddess Ammit stands behind Thoth, ready to consume the heart of Ani if he is judged unworthy. [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Ani, [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/). c. 1250 BCE. (British Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2020, October 04). Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12848/ammit--thoth-await-the-judgement-of-a-soul/>
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 04, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12848/ammit--thoth-await-the-judgement-of-a-soul/>.
### MLA
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Ammit & Thoth Await the Judgement of a Soul." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12848/ammit--thoth-await-the-judgement-of-a-soul/>.

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