Care for the Vulnerable
The wealthy and powerful have special responsibility to protect widows, orphans, and the poor. This is essential to maintaining Ma'at.
The wealthy and powerful have special responsibility to protect widows, orphans, and the poor. This is essential to maintaining Ma'at.
I have given bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, and a boat to the stranded.
Social Ethics
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- What ancient Egypt says about good and evil
Tomb autobiographies list bread given, water given, clothing given. Whether or not every claim was true, they show what an Egyptian wanted to be remembered for.