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In Egyptian mythology,
Aaru (alternatives: Yaaru, Iaru, Aalu), is the heavenly underworld
where Osiris ruled.
Souls which weighed less than Ma'at (symbolically represented
as a feather) were sent to Aaru to exist in pleasure for all
eternity.
Aaru was usually placed in the east, where the sun rises,
and is described as a series of islands, covered in Fields
of rushes (Sekhet Aaru), Aaru being the Egyptian word for
rushes.
The part where Osiris dwelt was
sometimes known as the field of offerings, Sekhet Hetepet
in Egyptian.
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