Thoth as a Babboon

This is a limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭! The god 𓊹 Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 was usually depicted as a man 𓊃𓀀𓏤 with the head of an ibis 𓉔𓃀𓅤, but was also commonly depicted as a baboon. The name 𓂋𓈖 Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 is actually the Greek version of his name 𓂋𓈖; the ancient Egyptians referred to him as Djehuty (𓅝-Djhu 𓏏- t, y-𓏭, 𓀭).

While Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 is mainly known as being the patron of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪, the god 𓊹 of writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥, and the creator of language 𓂋𓏺, he is also considered the god 𓊹 of the sciences 𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏜𓏦 and the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹. The moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹 could be thought of as a “night sun,” which places him as an opposite of the sun 𓇳𓏺 god 𓊹 Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 is also credited with inventing the 365-day calendar!

Since the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹 is commonly a symbol of wisdom, Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was also associated with being very wise. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 has also provided guidance to the other gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 and can also be associated with truth 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄 and justice 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄𓏜. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was thought to have invented writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥, and was thus the god 𓊹 of all record keeping. These characteristics are why he is the bookkeeper in the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony from the Book of the Dead. The scene acted as the “Last Judgment” of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱.

Due to his vast knowledge, 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. This made him an extremely powerful figure!

Thoth can be written as: 𓅤𓀭, 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭, 𓁟. He also had various titles such as “Lord of the Divine Words,” “Three Times Great,” and “Lord of Ma’at” amongst many others!