The god πΉ Thoth π πππ(or Djehuty to the ancient Egyptians) was originally god πΉ of the moon, but then became associated with writing πππ₯ and knowledge. He was also the god πΉ of scribes πππͺ. The moon could be thought of as a βnight sun,β which kind of places him as an opposite of the sun π³πΊ god πΉ Re π³πΊπ. Thoth π €π is also credited with inventing the 365-day calendar!
Thoth π €π was thought to have invented writing πππ₯, and was thus the god πΉ of all record keeping. Due to his vast knowledge, Thoth π was thought to know magic and secrets that were unknown to the rest of the gods πΉπΉπΉ in the Egyptian pantheon. In the Book of the Dead, Thoth π €π is at the extremely important Weighing of the Heart – which is the judgement of the deceasedβs heart πππ£ against Maβatβs ππ΄π£ππ¦ feather. His job was to record the results of the ceremony.
Thoth π πππ was usually represented as a man πππ€ with an ibis head (π), an ibis πππ € or a baboon. In this photograph, there are many faience π£πππΈπΌ statues of Thoth π €π as a baboon. These were very popular amongst scribes πππͺ, and amulets ππͺπ πͺ of Thoth π πππ were worn by the living to invoke wisdom!
Thoth can be written as: π €π, π πππ, π. He also had various titles such as βLord of the Divine Words,β βThree Times Great,β and βLord of Maβatβ amongst many others!