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The Poet at 16:30, 31 December 2012

2012-12-31T16:30:23Z

The Poet at 13:18, 8 December 2012

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2012-08-12T14:40:02Z

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The '''Scales Riddle''' is a puzzle that appears three times in [[The Last Revelation]], all in the last level [[Temple of Horus]].

On the other side of the scale there's a feather and on the other there's a silver pitcher. The objective is to fill a silver pitcher with the correct amount of water with the help of the items [[Small Waterskin]] and [[Large Waterskin]]. The number of liters needed is indicated as wavy lines on a nearby wall above one of the fountains. If the wrong amount of water is used, the monster [[Ammit]] is released form its cage.

The riddle can be seen as reference to ancient Egyptian mythology concerning afterlife, especially to a ritual of Weighing of the Heart:

{{quote|Wikipedia article on Egyptian underworld<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duat</ref>|
In this ritual, the heart of the deceased was weighed by Anubis, using a feather, representing Ma'at, the goddess of truth and justice. The heart would become out of balance because of failure to follow Ma'at and any hearts heavier or lighter than her feather were rejected and eaten by the Ammit, the Devourer of Souls
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==References==
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 The riddle can be seen as reference to ancient Egyptian mythology concerning afterlife, especially to a ritual of Weighing of the Heart:
-{{quote|Wikipedia article on Egyptian underworld<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duat</ref>|In this ritual, the heart of the deceased was weighed by Anubis, using a feather, representing Ma'at, the goddess of truth and justice. The heart would become out of balance because of failure to follow Ma'at and any hearts heavier or lighter than her feather were rejected and eaten by the Ammit, the Devourer of Souls
+{{quote|Wikipedia article on Egyptian underworld<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duat Retrieved on 28th Oct 2011</ref>|In this ritual, the heart of the deceased was weighed by Anubis, using a feather, representing Ma'at, the goddess of truth and justice. The heart would become out of balance because of failure to follow Ma'at and any hearts heavier or lighter than her feather were rejected and eaten by the Ammit, the Devourer of Souls
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 ==References==
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 [[Category:Puzzles]]
 [[Category: The Last Revelation]]