Shai

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Shai
Shai, in the Hall of Judgment on the left of the scales besides the deceased heart, and Meskhenet, the goddess as a birth-brick above Shai, along with the god Anubis opposite the scales weighing the heart against the Feather of Truth (Ma'at) and on top of scales is the god Babi
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Spouse	Meskhenet (some accounts) Renenutet (some accounts)

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Shai (also spelt Sai, occasionally Shay, and in Greek, Psais) was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology.^[1] As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more usual understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (simply the feminine form of the name). His name reflects his function, as it means (that which is) ordained.^[2]

As the god of fate, it was said that he determined the span of each man's life, and was present at the judgement of the soul of the deceased in the

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