Egyptian religious practices played a significant role in the culture and society of the old kingdom. The religious beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians formed the fundamental value system of their everyday lives. The Egyptians of that time believed that there was a constant battle in the world between the forces of chaos and order. In order for the world to function normally, they believed there had to be a balance between the two.

According to Mark Lehner, an archaeologist, the basis for the country, for society and for the individual was the maintaining of religious practises. Many of these were based on the various Creation Myths which all taught that existence came about due to the actions of a creator God, wether it was Atum at Heliopolis or Ptah at Memphis. Ma'at was the divine order of things and beings and the balancing principle, which would react if...