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Ma'at, reconstructed to have been pronounced as * (Muh-aht),[1] was the Ancient Egyptian concept of law, morality, and justice[2] which was deified as a goddess.[3] Ma'at was seen as being charged with regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and gods.[4] As a goddess, her masculine counterpart was Thoth and their attributes go hand in hand.[5] Like Thoth,[6] she was seen to represent the Logos of Plato.[7] Her primary role in Egyptian mythology dealt with the weighing of words that took place in the underworld, Duat.[8]