It is important to note that Khonsuhotep maintains that not only is one godlike through wisdom which is a traditional view in ancient Egyptian anthropology, but all humans are like God by listening to others. This is an expression of the capacity for ethical sensitivity and what Assmann calls “communicative solidarity.” Finally, Amenomope says that “the strength of one who resembles him (God) saves the wretched from oppression”. To be like God, then, is to have his character, nature, and that requires ethical thought, emotion, speech and action.

Ma’at, the Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt by Karenga (via smarmychristopagan)