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	In ritual work, Khentet was the goddess of the East, and thus, this decan, or the entire group itself, may be called upon as one of the cardinal directions. Khentet as goddess of life is further attested in the chapter of the Book of the Dead that deals with the weighing of the heart: “May I endure on earth, not die in the west, and be a blessed spirit here.” So this decan not only embodies truth and life, but repels the dreaded second death.		In ritual work, Khentet was the goddess of the East, and thus, this decan, or the entire group itself, may be called upon as one of the cardinal directions. Khentet as goddess of life is further attested in the chapter of the Book of the Dead that deals with the weighing of the heart: “May I endure on earth, not die in the west, and be a blessed spirit here.” So this decan not only embodies truth and life, but repels the dreaded second death.

	The Esna [[zodiac]] ceilings depict this decan as a human figure with the feather of Maat (truth) as its head. The ~~same~~ ceiling gives its mineral as hematite.		The Esna [[zodiac]] ceilings depict this decan as a human figure with the feather of Maat (truth) as its head. The Dendera D zodiac ceiling gives its mineral as hematite.