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The '''Duat''', the ''Realm of the Dead'', was an aspect of the [[Egypt]]ian [[Egyptian mythology|afterlife]].

It was in the Duat that the recently deceased had their heart weighed against a feather of [[Ma'at]] by [[Osiris]] or [[Anubis]], depending on the historical period and region. Those whose hearts were deemed to be pure were allowed to pass on to the heavenly paradise of [[Aaru]] or [[Aten (afterlife)|Aten]], depending on which religion the person followed; however, for those whose hearts were deemed to be impure, {{Wiki|Ammit}}, the "devourer of the dead", would consume the heart and the ones undergoing judgement would be denied from continuing their voyage into the afterlife.

==History==
Around 34 BCE, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Hidden Ones]] in Egypt, [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], seemingly traveled to the Duat in order to combat the disembodied spirit of [[Tutankhamun]], which had been returned to the world of the living thanks to the [[Curse of the Pharaohs]] that was plaguing the city of [[Thebes]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*In Egyptian mythology [[Ra]], the sun god battled the great serpent [[Apep]] every night within the Duat, in order to ensure the sun would rise again on the mortal realm the next morning.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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