Just Weights and Measures
Honest business dealings are essential to Ma'at. Using false weights and measures harms others and disturbs cosmic balance.
Honest business dealings are essential to Ma'at. Using false weights and measures harms others and disturbs cosmic balance.
I have not diminished the measuring cord. I have not tampered with the balance. I deal fairly in all things.
Commercial Ethics
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- What ancient Egypt says about balance and Ma'at
The declaration before Osiris includes not tampering with the balance or the measuring cord. Cosmic order and an honest market stall were held to be the same question.