ðə fˈɛðɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ðə ɡˈɑːdəs mˈɑːt ænd ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli sˈiːn æz ðə sˈɪmbəl fɔːɹ tɹˈuːθ, bˈæləns ænd ˈɔːɹdɚ mˈɑːt wˈeɪd sˈoʊlz ɐɡˈɛnst hɜː fˈɛðɚ tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ wʊd ɹˈiːtʃ ðə pˈæɹədˌaɪs ʌvðɪ ˈæftɚlˌaɪf.
The feather represents the goddess Maat and is generally seen as the symbol for truth, balance and order – Maat weighed souls against her feather to determine whether they would reach the paradise of the afterlife.