Weighing of the Heart

The myth

The weighing of the heart was the soul's final judgment. In the Hall of Truth, before Osiris, the heart of the dead, seat of will, emotion and reason, was placed on one pan of the Great Balance, and the feather of Ma'at, truth, on the other. Anubis tended the pointer, Thoth recorded the result, and the dead recited the Negative Confession before forty-two judges. If the heart was light, the person went on to the Field of Reeds; if heavy, the Devourer Ammut swallowed it.

Why it has this power

An uncommon ritual: it offers the Jackal Guard of the Sealed Gate, the Scribe of the Forbidden Words and the Sand-Woken Mummy to summon Ammut, Devourer of Hearts, an epic level 8 with 2900 ATK. The materials recreate the scene: the guardian, the recording scribe and the judged dead.

Did you know

In the Papyrus of Ani, a baboon, companion of Thoth, sits on top of the Great Balance during the weighing.

Connections

• In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust

Sources

1. The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)
2. Field of Reeds — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
3. Book of the Dead — Encyclopaedia Britannica