Isfet

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Isfet is the ancient Egyptian concept of chaos, injustice, and disorder that stands in direct opposition to the cosmic harmony and truth embodied by Ma'at.

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Isfet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian concept
philosophical concept
religious concept
associatedWith darkness
evil
foreign enemies
lawlessness
lies
non-existence
category Egyptian cosmology
Egyptian ethics
Egyptian mythology
contrastsWith Ma'at
cosmicDimension chaos
cosmologicalStatus anti-cosmic principle
culture ancient Egyptian religion
ethicalStatus morally negative
influences Egyptian funerary beliefs
Egyptian legal thought
Egyptian royal ideology
language Ancient Egyptian language
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
linkedToDeity Apophis
Seth
moralDimension injustice
mythologicalRole threat to creation
opposedBy Ra
pharaoh
opposedTo Ma'at
opposes cosmic order
justice
rightful kingship
truth
perceivedAs ever-present threat
politicalDimension rebellion against rightful rule
religiousRole force to be repelled in rituals
represents chaos
disorder
falsehood
injustice
violence
requires constant ritual combat
maintenance of Ma'at
socialDimension social disorder
timePeriod Late Period Egypt
Middle Kingdom Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
Old Kingdom Egypt
writtenAs jsft (transliteration)

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Ma'at opposedTo Isfet