The ancient Egyptian legal system was based on common sense. The Egyptian goddess Maat was the goddess of justice, truth, balance, order, law and morality. Basically, the law followed the teachings of Maat, according to the priests, about what was right and wrong. No remains of written laws have been found.
However, since the ancient Egyptians loved lists and wrote everything down they could, it would not surprise historians to learn they did write down some laws at least. Maat is sometimes in personed as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the god and goddess, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.
This concept allowed that everyone, with the exception of slaves, should
However, since the ancient Egyptians loved lists and wrote everything down they could, it would not surprise historians to learn they did write down some laws at least. Maat is sometimes in personed as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the god and goddess, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.
This concept allowed that everyone, with the exception of slaves, should