___________________________________________________________ Gönderim Tarihi: 02.10.2018 / Kabul Tarihi: 05.11.2018 Milel ve Nihal, 15, (2), 2018 doi: 10.17131/milel.505037 Hz. Musa’nın Yüzleştiği Statüko: Kadim Mısır’ın Ma’at Doktrini Hakan OLGUN * The Status quo that Moses Faced: The Ma’at Doctrine of Ancient Egypt Citation/©: Olgun, Hakan, (2018). The Status quo that Moses Faced: The Ma’at Doctrine of Ancient Egypt, Milel ve Nihal, 15 (2), 149-169. Abstract: The most basic problem that Prophet Moses has to deal with, when he encountered Pharaoh is the ma’at doctrine that is produced Egyptian my- thology. This doctrine, which preserves the rule and order against to chaos and disorder, had stated the divine legitimacy source of Pharaohs. The peace situation had been provided after several wars and political division in early Egyptian history. This setting was described with two different di- vine beings as Seth and Horus. The Pharaohs were ensured via Horus power for providing order and tranquility. So, there is a strong ma’at doctrine, which is established on disorder and chaos fear in ancient Egypt. This doc- trine protects the established orders and Pharaohs are described as divine being, that is Horus, which is responsible for stability and order. The stiff resistance that prophet Moses faced against Pharaoh is this status quo, which resided on the thousands of year’s mythological basis. Keywords: Exodus, Prophet Moses, Egypt, Pharaoh, Horus, ma’at. * Prof. Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Dinler Tarihi Anabilim Dalı [holgun@istanbul.edu.tr].