42 TEPRA EN ma'at
What does it mean to be Kemetic?
The 42 Tepra (Laws) en Ma'at, also known as
The 42 Negative Confessions, are a first start to
answering this question.
The 42 Laws provide a Kemite with a set of standards and values to live by and honor in their every
thought, word and deed.
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Kemites are charged to recite the 42 Tepra (Laws) en Ma'at every morning and every night. In the evening, change
the words "I will not" to "I have not".

42 Tepra en MA'AT
(42 Laws of Ma'at)
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I will not do iniquity.
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I will not rob with violence.
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I will not do violence to anyone or thing.
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I will not commit theft.
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I will not murder any man or woman.
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I will not defraud offerings.
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I will not act deceitfully.
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I will not rob the things that belongs to NTR.
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I will not tell lies.
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I will not snatch away food.
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I will not utter evil words.
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I will not attack anyone.
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I will not slaughter the cattle set apart for the NTRU.
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I will not eat my heart.
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I will not lay to waste the plough lands.
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I will not be an eavesdropper or pry into matters to
make mischief. -
I will not speak against anyone.
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I will not allow myself to become angry without cause.
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I will not commit adultery.
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I will not commit any sin against my own purity.
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I will not cause terror.
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I will not do that which is abominable.
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I will not utter fiery words nor be a man or woman of anger.
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I will not stop my ears against words of right or wrong.
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I will not stir up strife.
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I will not cause any to weep.
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I will not lust, commit fornication, nor lay with others of
my same sex. -
I will not avenge myself.
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I will not work grief or abuse anyone.
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I will not act insolently or with violence.
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I will not judge hastily.
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I will not transgress or anger NTR.
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I will not multiply my speech overmuch.
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I will not do harm or evil.
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I will not work treason or curses on the king.
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I will not befoul the water.
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I will not speak scornfully.
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I will not curse the NTR.
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I will not behave with arrogance.
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I will not be overwhelmingly proud or seek distinctions.
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I will not magnify my condition beyond what is fitting
or increase my wealth, except with such things as are justly my own possessions. -
I will not slight the NTR in my native town.