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When people visit this exhibition, they can understand one important thing: they can know that when people like Egyptians ruled in peace and had a vision of ma'at -- justice and truth -- they were really able to build an empire.
Tut Talk 2006
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The ancient Egyptian notion of ma'at, Atwood writes, meant truth, justice, balance, the governing principles of nature and the universe, the stately progression of time-days, months, seasons, years.
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But they all had study of the ancient african principles. no matter what we label this stuff as now in modern society. the roots are there. and it is undeniable. if we go back to concepts of ma'at. chakra system, black bhuddism, tablets of sumeria, etc.
unknown title 2009
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The ancient Egyptian notion of ma'at, Atwood writes, meant truth, justice, balance, the governing principles of nature and the universe, the stately progression of time-days, months, seasons, years.
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He was considered to be the preserver of a god-given order, called ma'at.
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