Limestone Relief of Thoth

This is a limestone relief of the god 𓊹 Thoth 𓅤𓀭 at the Vatican Museum! While Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is my favorite Egyptian god 𓊹, Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was always my second favorite because he was the god 𓊹 of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 and writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥! Since I love hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪, Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was always a figure that I found fascinating!

Here are some fun facts about Thoth!
-“Thoth” is actually his Greek name – in Egyptian his name is “Djehuty”

-While Thoth 𓅤𓀭 is mainly known as being the patron of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 and the god 𓊹 of writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥/creator of language, he is also considered the god 𓊹 of the sciences and the moon!

-He is credited with inventing the calendar and controlling space and time!

-Thoth 𓅤𓀭 has also provided guidance to the other gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 and can also be associated with truth and justice.

-Since Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was the god 𓊹 of the moon, he replaced Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 in the sky at night 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓄛.

-He can be represented as an Ibis𓅞, as a human body with an Ibis head𓁟, or as a baboon𓃻!

-He was the bookkeeper at the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony