Under a canopy Osiris sits enthroned as Chief Judge, 42 assessors assist him.

In the hall stand the scales; the dog headed ape, the animal sacred to Toth, guides the balance.

In one scale lies the heart of the dead man, in the other the image of the goddess of Truth, who introduces the soul into the hall of justice Toth writs the record.

The soul affirms that it has not committed 42 deadly sins, and if it obtains credit, it is named "maa cheru," i.e."the truth-speaker," and is therewith declared blessed.

It now receives its heart back, and grows into a new and divine life.] "I am not learned in writing," muttered the paraschites with a slight mistrust that made itself felt in his voice.
"But I swear to you by the nine great Gods, that I will write nothing on the paper but what I have promised you.