# The Pharaoh as Living God

Understand that the pharaoh was not just a ruler but was believed to be a living god — the intermediary between the gods and the people — and that the concept of Ma'at (truth, justice, and cosmic order) guided Egyptian law and government, with viziers and officials administering the kingdom on the pharaoh's behalf

Builds on: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (hard, https://ai.page/c/egyptian-gods-and-goddesses/en.md), Egyptian Social Hierarchy (hard, https://ai.page/c/egyptian-social-hierarchy/en.md)

Concept id: the-pharaoh-as-living-god. Subject: history. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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