Basti (Egyptian mythology)

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Basti was one of the 42 adjunct judges of the dead in Egyptian mythology , before whom one had to justify oneself after death . Each of the funeral judges was responsible for a specific crime. Basti set up the "dupe". He is mentioned in the Egyptian Book of the Dead .

literature

  • Richard Wilkinson: The World of the Gods in Ancient Egypt. Belief power mythology. Theiss, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3806218196 .