A depiction of Ammit, from the Papyrus of Hunefer (c.1300BC) (Ѻ), showing him awaiting the verdict of the weighing of the soul, in respect to how far down the feather of truth descends.
In religio-mythology, Ammit, aka “Ammut” or “the devourer”, is the Egyptian soul-eating monster, of female gender, supposedly, that is part alligator (head), part lion (front end) and part hippopotamus (rear end), which resides in the Judgment Hall, generally seen seated on or near the lake of fire (aka Hell), whose job is to eat the souls of sinners, i.e. those whose heart, weighted according to the negative confessions, weighs more than the feather of truth. [1]
References 1. Faulkner, Raymond. (1972). The Egyptian Book of the Dead: the Book of Coming Forth by Day: Complete Papyrus of Ani, Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images (translator: Ogden Goelet; Preface: Carol Andrews; Introduction: Daniel Gunther; Foreword: James Wasserman) (Amz) (pgs. 41, 165). Chronicle Books, 2015.
