4 (french) Werber, Bernard

I did not cry
I ‘m not killed
I did not order to kill
- He can say what he wants, even lie? I asked Raoul. - “Yes.
He has the right to lie. The gods ask him questions, to
deceive the deceased. But his task is not easy for the gods
know a lot. Normally, they are gods. - Then what? - If winner
in this test, it will face second part of the trial, this time in the
presence of new gods. Raoul paused to better maintain the
suspense.
- There will Ma’at, the goddess of justice, and the god Thoth
of wisdom and study-headed ibis. He will record the
testimony of the deceased on a shelf. Then will come
Anubis, the jackal-headed god, armed with a large balance
to be used in the weighing of the soul. - How do you weigh
a soul? Raoul ignored something as obvious, knitted
eyebrows, turned a page and continued:
- Anubis deposited on a platter the heart of the deceased
and a feather on the other. If the heart is lighter than the
feather, the death is declared innocent. If the heart is
heavier than pen, it will be given as food to a god body of a
lion
and a crocodile head, responsible for devouring the souls
of unworthy Eternity.