Editing Duat (section)

=== Deities ===
There are hundreds of different divinites of varying importance related to the ''Duat'' throughout time with the most referenced being:  

* [[Osiris]], who was believed to be the lord of the realm and personifies rebirth and the afterlife. In [[Osiris myth|his own mythology]], he himself is reborn after his brother [[Set (deity)|Seth]] slays him and Osiris's wife, [[Isis]] partially revives him. He is depicted as a man with green skin partially wrapped in bandages.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pinch |first=Geraldine |title=Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt |publisher=Oxford UNiversity Press |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-19-517024-5 |edition=Vol. 2 |pages=294–295}}</ref> 
* [[Anubis]], son of Osiris and [[Nephthys]], who weighs the heart of the deceased. His domains also cover the [[embalming]] and mummification process as well as acting to guide souls to the ''Duat'' upon death. He is depicted with the black head of a canine, most often assumed to be a [[jackal]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Wilkinson |first=Richard H. |title=The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt |date=2017 |publisher=Thames & Hudson |isbn=978-0-500-28424-7 |location=London |pages=187–190}}</ref>
* [[Thoth]], who records the verdict of the 'Weighing of the Heart'. He is most often depicted as an [[Ibis]] headed man with a stylus and tablet.<ref name=":6" />
* [[Horus]], son of Osiris and Isis, who protects Ra during his journey through the ''Duat'' and is heir to Osiris.<ref name=":6" />[[File:Ani_chap125.jpg|thumb|The 42 Judges of Ma'at who sit as jury during the 'Weighing of the Heart' |179x179px]]
* [[Maat|Ma'at]], who is both the goddess of order and the conception of order, balance and truth itself. She is the feather that is weighed against the heart in the 'Weighing of the Heart' ritual.<ref name=":6" />
* [[Ammit]], of whom eats the hearts and souls of those who cannot pass the 'Weighing of the Heart' ritual. She is often depicted near the scales in ''Books of the Dead'' with the face of a crocodile, the mane and front half of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus.<ref name=":6" /> 
* [[Ra]], god of the sun who must journey through the ''Duat'' every night to be reborn every morning.<ref name=":6" />
* [[Apep]], the personification of darkness and true chaos who attempts to devour Ra and bring about eternal chaos.<ref name=":6" />