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Hery-maat (pronounced[/hĕrē/ma’at/]; Egyptian; Ḥrii mȝʾt) meaning "the one who is uponMaat or the one who dominates it" is a funerary deity inancient Egypt. Hery-maat takes appearance as a naked boy, sitting on a cushion representing thehieroglyph for “horizon”(𓈌). he is always depicted wearing a khat headdress. he has his arm holding his shoulder and his other arm resting on his knee.
He is found alongsideNebnerou in manytomb paintings, specifically theValley of the Queens. He is a representation of the deceased tomb owner waiting under the protection ofNebnerou for dawn.[1]
