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  • Essay / The Eulogy of Lady Tahat - 1133

    The cover of the mummy board is approximately eight to ten feet high, two to three feet wide, and is covered with many wonderful and intricate gods, goddesses, and other beings who held some of them. level of mythological divinity. There were ostrich feathers displayed on the lid that protruded outwards, associated with the goddess and the concept known as Maat. Maa't is seen more as an idea or concept than as a goddess. As a concept it was balance, justice and divine order. To make the idea tangible, the ancient Egyptians made her a goddess. According to John Smith, only women of the upper classes lived under the title "Singer of Amun" and said that it was a very honorable profession. This was usually a title passed down through generations, as mothers passed the trade down to their daughters. Their main duty was to sing in the temples of the resident deity and for Lady Tahat, it was for Amon. As a singer, Lady Tahat would have played a sistrum which is an instrument mainly used by women and would have composed magnificent songs and hymns to honor the