Amduatey
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The Amduatey is a ship in the Fleet.
The ship has yet to be seen, but its name is shown on the presidential election voting tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
Notes
- The ship is named after the Ancient Egyptian Amduat, which literally means "That Which is in the Afterworld". It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god Ra, who set in the evening and travelled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning.
- The Amduatey is the only visible ship on the vote tally boards without a voting tally adjacent to its name, despite the fact that at the time it is seen on screen, the Zephyr is said to be the last ship with uncounted votes.