Aaru
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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.