These animals are often depicted as sitting above the scales which weigh the heart of the dead against the feather of Ma'at, either as representatives of Khonsu, who eats the hearts of the wicked, or of Thoth.
Kim Ryholt has reconstructed a tale in which two of these creatures made of wax were charged with collecting 70 tales, half praising women and half condemning them, to tell to a priest's wife for the 70 days after he dies until his mummification, The Story of Petese. Four of these creatures are depicted at the corners of the Lake of Fire in Book of the Dead 125, asking the dead to purge their sins there. One god with the appearance of this animal broke up the first council during "The Contendings of Horus and Seth" when he told Ra that his temple was empty. In chapter 100 of the Book of the Dead, the deceased proclaims that he is now one of these animals, whose language is regarded as the divine tongue. These animals are often depicted as sitting above the scales which weigh the heart of the dead against the feather of Ma'at, either as representatives of Khonsu, who eats the hearts of the wicked, or of Thoth. For 10 points, identify these primates, whose increased activity at sunrise was interpreted as worship by the Egyptians. 
Kim Ryholt has reconstructed a tale in which two of these creatures made of wax were charged with collecting 70 tales, half praising women and half condemning them, to tell to a priest's wife for the 70 days after he dies until his mummification, The Story of Petese.
Baboons