Thoth on a Coffin

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 – with the god 𓊹 of writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥 himself, Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭! I love Thoth 𓅝because I love hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 and he’s my second favorite Egyptian deity! Let’s take a look at a depiction of Thoth on a coffin!

This photo 𓏏𓅱𓏏 shows some details on the mummiform coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾 of a man named Kharrushere who lived during the Third Intermediate Period/22nd Dynasty (c. 825–712 B.C.E.). Elaborately decorated coffins 𓅱𓇋𓀾𓏪 are very typical of this time period and I love just looking at them and enjoying the beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 art!

Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭 was represented in multiple ways, and was always associated with either the baboon or the ibis 𓉔𓃀𓅤. When in humanoid form (like on this coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾), he was represented as a human body with the head of an ibis 𓉔𓃀𓅤. 

Let’s break down the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃 that are to the left of Thoth! 

𓆓𓌃𓇋𓈖 – Words Spoken By

𓅤 – Thoth (“Djeuty” in Middle Egyptian)

𓎟 – Lord

𓊹𓌃 – Hieroglyphs (“Divine Words/Writing”)

Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was thought to have invented writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥, and was thus the god 𓊹 of all record keeping, hence the epithet “Lord of the Divine Words/Writing 𓎟𓊹𓌃.” Due to his vast knowledge, 𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏜 Thoth 𓁟 was thought to know magic 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 and secrets 𓃀𓋴𓆟𓏛𓏦 that were unknown to the rest of the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 in the Egyptian pantheon. He was also the god 𓊹 of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪.

Thoth 𓅤 has many ways to write his name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs! Here are a few of them: 

𓅤𓀭 

𓅤

𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭

𓅝𓏏𓏭

𓁟

Most of the deities 𓊹𓊹𓊹 in the Egyptian pantheon have many variations of ways to write their names in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃!

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