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This article has no citations at all. The story with the pole with seven balls seems in particular need of citation or reference.
This article has no citations at all. The story with the pole with seven balls seems in particular need of citation or reference.
:Sure it does! It has exactly 1 citation. I'm not saying that's enough, but it's more than none at all. -The Mysterious El Willstro [[Special:Contributions/209.183.188.103|209.183.188.103]] ([[User talk:209.183.188.103|talk]]) 06:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
:Sure it does! It has exactly 1 citation. I'm not saying that's enough, but it's more than none at all. -The Mysterious El Willstro [[Special:Contributions/209.183.188.103|209.183.188.103]] ([[User talk:209.183.188.103|talk]]) 06:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

== Sources: Ammit Book of the Dead, Plates 3 & 31 ==

E.A.Wallis Budge, THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD (The Papyrus of Ani) Egyptian Text and Transliteration and Translation. (Dover Press, 1967.) This is one of those perdurable books destined to go on and on. While many scholars express reservations re Budge's work, I would still regard it as a good starting place. He provides a detailed exposition of signs, gods and goddess of ancient Egypt, the plates and the place of THE BOOK OF THE DEAD--The Going Forth by Day--in the culture of Ancient Egypt.

A more recent production: THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD--The Book of Going Forth by Day, being the Papyrus of Ani, translated by Dr. Raymond O. Faulkner With orginal color Illustrations based on the Facsimile Volume produced in 1890 under the Supervision of P. Le Page Renouf and E. A. Wallis Budge. (Chronicle Books, 1998.)

A picture of Ammit appears on Plate 3, Vignette 30B: "Chapter for not letting Ani's heart create opposition against him in the God's Domain." And appears again on Plate 31, Vignette 125: "The Declaration of Innocence Before the Gods of the Tribunal." (Chronicle edition.)[[User:StevenTorrey|StevenTorrey]] ([[User talk:StevenTorrey|talk]]) 17:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

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How do you spell?

How do you spell his name????? What was his mom's name? 59.154.229.130 05:42, March 12, 2007 (UTC)

Spell it? To spell it properly you need to use heiroglyphs. There are many different spellings and pronunciations these days and they seem to change according to the fashions and the preferences of each age.

Awakeandalive1, March 18, 2009

Ammut (the spelling that I for one was originally taught) is a girl. So, stop saying "his" in questions about her name or relatives or mythology. -The Mysterious El Willstro 71.181.140.237 (talk) 04:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Umm... This article has no citations at all. The story with the pole with seven balls seems in particular need of citation or reference.

Sure it does! It has exactly 1 citation. I'm not saying that's enough, but it's more than none at all. -The Mysterious El Willstro 209.183.188.103 (talk) 06:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources: Ammit Book of the Dead, Plates 3 & 31

E.A.Wallis Budge, THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD (The Papyrus of Ani) Egyptian Text and Transliteration and Translation. (Dover Press, 1967.) This is one of those perdurable books destined to go on and on. While many scholars express reservations re Budge's work, I would still regard it as a good starting place. He provides a detailed exposition of signs, gods and goddess of ancient Egypt, the plates and the place of THE BOOK OF THE DEAD--The Going Forth by Day--in the culture of Ancient Egypt.

A more recent production: THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD--The Book of Going Forth by Day, being the Papyrus of Ani, translated by Dr. Raymond O. Faulkner With orginal color Illustrations based on the Facsimile Volume produced in 1890 under the Supervision of P. Le Page Renouf and E. A. Wallis Budge. (Chronicle Books, 1998.)

A picture of Ammit appears on Plate 3, Vignette 30B: "Chapter for not letting Ani's heart create opposition against him in the God's Domain." And appears again on Plate 31, Vignette 125: "The Declaration of Innocence Before the Gods of the Tribunal." (Chronicle edition.)StevenTorrey (talk) 17:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]