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THOT - EGIPTIAN MAN/GOD OF THE WRITING

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Thoth
God of Knowledge, the Moon, Measurement, Wisdom, the Alphabet, Records, Thought, Intelligence, Meditation, the Mind, Logic, Reason, Reading, Hieroglyphics, Magic, Secrets, Scribes, and Writing
Thoth.svg
Thoth, in one of his forms as an ibis-headed man
Major cult center Hermopolis
Symbol Moon disk, papyrus scroll, reed pens, writing palette, stylus, ibis, baboon, scales
Consort Seshat,[1] Ma'at, Nehemtawy[2]
Offspring Seshat in some accounts
Parents None (self-created); alternatively Neith or Ra or Horus and Hathor

Thoth or Djehuti (/ˈθoʊθ/ or /ˈtoʊt/; Greek Θώθ thṓth, Egyptian ḏḥwty, perhaps pronounced */tʃʼiħautiː/ or */ɟiħautiː/, depending on the phonological interpretation of Egyptian's emphatic consonants) was one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and his wife was Ma'at.[3]

Thoth's chief temple was located in the city of Khmun,[note 1][4] later called Hermopolis Magna during the Greco-Roman era[5] (in reference to him through the Greeks' interpretation that he was the same as their god Hermes) and Shmounein in the Coptic rendering, and was partially destroyed in 1826 CE.[6] In that city, he led the Ogdoad pantheon of eight principal deities. He also had numerous shrines within the cities of Abydos, Hesert, Urit, Per-Ab, Rekhui, Ta-ur, Sep, Hat, Pselket, Talmsis, Antcha-Mutet, Bah, Amen-heri-ab, and Ta-kens.[7]

Thoth played many vital and prominent roles in Egyptian mythology, such as maintaining the universe, and being one of the two deities (the other being Ma'at) who stood on either side of Ra's boat.[8] In the later history of ancient Egypt, Thoth became heavily associated with the arbitration of godly disputes,[9] the arts of magic, the system of writing, the development of science,[10] and the judgment of the dead.[11]

Name[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Common names for Thoth[12]
in hieroglyphs

The Egyptian pronunciation of ḏḥwty is not fully known, but may be reconstructed as *ḏiḥautī, based on the Ancient Greek borrowing Thōth (Θώθ [tʰɔːtʰ]) or Theut and the fact that it transliterated into Sahidic Coptic variously as Thoout, Thōth, Thoot, Thaut, as well as Bohairic Coptic Thōout. The final -y may even have been pronounced as a consonant, not a vowel.[13] However, many write "Djehuty", ing the letter 'e' automatically between consonants in Egyptian words, and writing 'w' as 'u', as a convention of convenience for English speakers, not the transliteration employed by Egyptologists.[14]

According to Theodor Hopfner,[15] Thoth's Egyptian name written as ḏḥwty originated ḏḥw, claimed to be the oldest known name for the ibis although normally written as hbj. The addition of -ty denotes that he possessed the attributes of the ibis.[16] Hence his name means "He who is like the ibis".

Thout Thoth Twice Great, Second Hermés , N372.2A, Brooklyn Museum

Further names and spellings[edit]

Djehuty is sometimes alternatively rendered as Jehuti, Jehuty, Tahuti, Tehuti, Zehuti, Techu, or Tetu.[citation needed] Greek versions Thot, Thout and Thoth are derived the letters ḏḥwty.[citation needed]

Not counting differences in spelling, Thoth had many names and titles, like other goddesses and gods. (Similarly, each Pharaoh, considered a god himself, had five different names used in public.[17])

Among the names used are A, Sheps, Lord of Khemennu, Asten, Khenti, Mehi, Hab, and A'an.[18]

In addition, Thoth was also known by specific aspects of himself, for instance the moon god Iah-Djehuty, representing the Moon for the entire month,.[19] The Greeks related Thoth to their god Hermes due to his similar attributes and functions.[20] One of Thoth's titles, "Thrice great" (see Titles) was translated to the Greek τρισμέγιστος (trismégistos), making Hermes Trismegistus.[21]

Depictions[edit]

Stela showing a male adorer standing before 2 Ibises of Thoth. Limestone, sunken relief. Early 19th Dynasty. Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Depiction of Thoth as a baboon (c. 1400 BC), in the British Museum

Thoth has been depicted in many ways depending on the era and on the aspect the artist wished to convey. Usually, he is depicted in his human form with the head of an ibis.[22] In this form, he can be represented as the reckoner of times and seasons by a headdress of the lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon resting on his head. When depicted as a form of Shu or Ankher, he was depicted to be wearing the respective god's headdress. Sometimes he was also seen in art to be wearing the Atef crown or the United Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt.[16] When not depicted in this common form, he sometimes takes the form of the ibis directly.[22]

He also appears as a dog-faced baboon or a man with the head of a baboon when he is A'an, the god of equilibrium.[23] In the form of A'ah-Djehuty he took a more human-looking form.[24] These forms are all symbolic and are metaphors for Thoth's attributes. The Egyptians did not believe these gods actually looked like humans with animal heads.[25] For example, Ma'at is often depicted with an ostrich feather, "the feather of truth," on her head,[26] or with a feather for a head.[27]

Attributes[edit]

Lee Lawrie, Thoth (1939). Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Thoth's roles in Egyptian mythology were many. He served as a mediating power, especially between good and evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory over the other.[28] He also served as scribe of the gods,[29] credited with the invention of writing and alphabets (i.e. hieroglyphs) themselves.[30] In the underworld, Duat, he appeared as an ape, A'an, the god of equilibrium, who reported when the scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing the principle of Ma'at, was exactly even.[31]

The ancient Egyptians regarded Thoth as One, self-begotten, and self-produced.[22] He was the master of both physical and moral (i.e. divine) law,[22] making proper use of Ma'at.[32] He is credited with making the calculations for the establishment of the heavens, stars, Earth,[33] and everything in them.[32]Compare this to how his feminine counterpart, Ma'at was the force which maintained the Universe.[34] He is said to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies. Without his words, the Egyptians believed, the gods would not exist.[29] His power was unlimited in the Underworld and rivalled that of Ra and Osiris.[22]

The Egyptians credited him as the author of all works of science, religion, philosophy, and magic.[35] The Greeks further declared him the inventor of astronomy, astrology, the science of numbers, mathematics, geometry, land surveying, medicine, botany, theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading, writing, and oratory. They further claimed he was the true author of every work of every branch of knowledge, human and divine.[30]

Mythology[edit]

This detail scene, the Papyrus of Hunefer (c. 1275 BCE), shows the scribe Hunefer's heart being weighed on the scale of Maat against the feather of truth, by the jackal-headed Anubis. The ibis-headed Thoth, scribe of the gods, records the result. If his heart equals exactly the weight of the feather, Hunefer is allowed to pass into the afterlife. If not, he is eaten by the waiting chimeric devouring creature Ammit composed of the deadly crocodile, lion, and hippopotamus. Vignettes such as these were a common illustration in Egyptian books of the dead.

Thoth has played a prominent role in many of the Egyptian myths. Displaying his role as arbitrator, he had overseen the three epic battles between good and evil. All three battles are fundamentally the same and belong to different periods. The first battle took place between Ra and Apep, the second between Heru-Bekhutet and Set, and the third between Horus and Set . In each instance, the former god represented order while the latter represented chaos. If one god was seriously injured, Thoth would heal them to prevent either overtaking the other.

Thoth was also prominent in the Asarian myth, being of great aid to Isis. After Isis/Aset gathered together the pieces of Asar's dismembered body, he gave her the words to resurrect him so she could be impregnated and bring forth Horus. After a battle between Horus and Set in which the latter plucked out Horus' eye, Thoth's counsel provided him the wisdom he needed to recover it. Thoth was the god who always speaks the words that fulfill the wishes of Ra.

This mythology also credits him with the creation of the 365-day calendar. Originally, according to the myth, the year was only 360 days long and Nut was sterile during these days, unable to bear children. Thoth gambled with the Moon for 1/72nd of its light (360/72 = 5), or 5 days, and won. During these 5 days, Nut and Geb gave birth to Ausar (Osiris), Set, Auset (Isis), and Nebt-Het (Nephthys).

History[edit]

Thoth, sitting on his throne

Thoth was originally a moon god. The moon not only provides light at night, allowing time to still be measured without the sun, but its phases and prominence gave it a significant importance in early astrology/astronomy. The cycles of the moon also organized much of Egyptian society's rituals and events, both civil and religious. Consequently, Thoth gradually became seen as a god of wisdom, magic, and the measurement and regulation of events and of time.[36] He was thus said to be the secretary and counselor of the sun god Ra, and with Ma'at (truth/order) stood next to Ra on the nightly voyage across the sky.

Thoth became credited by the ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing, and was also considered to have been the scribe of the underworld; and the Moon became occasionally considered a separate entity, now that Thoth had less association with it and more with wisdom. For this reason Thoth was universally worshipped by ancient Egyptian scribes. Many scribes had a painting or a picture of Thoth in their "office". Likewise, one of the symbols for scribes was that of the ibis.

In art, Thoth was usually depicted with the head of an ibis, possibly because the Egyptians saw curve of the ibis' beak as a symbol of the crescent moon.[37] Sometimes, he was depicted as a baboon holding up a crescent moon, as the baboon was seen as a nocturnal and intelligent creature. The association with baboons led to him occasionally being said to have as a consort Astennu, one of the (male) baboons at the place of judgment in the underworld. On other occasions, Astennu was said to be Thoth himself.

During the late period of Egyptian history, a cult of Thoth gained prominence due to its main centre, Khmun (Hermopolis Magna), also becoming the capital. Millions of dead ibis were mummified and buried in his honour. The rise of his cult also led to his cult seeking to adjust mythology to give Thoth a greater role.

Thoth was ed in many tales as the wise counselor and persuader, and his association with learning and measurement led him to be connected with Seshat, the earlier deification of wisdom, who was said to be his daughter, or variably his wife. Thoth's qualities also led to him being identified by the Greeks with their closest matching god Hermes, with whom Thoth was eventually combined as Hermes Trismegistus, also leading to the Greeks' naming Thoth's cult centre as Hermopolis, meaning city of Hermes.

It is also considered that Thoth was the scribe of the gods rather than a messenger. Anpu (or Hermanubis) was viewed as the messenger of the gods, as he travelled in and out of the Underworld and presented himself to the gods and to humans. It is more widely accepted that Thoth was a record keeper, not a divine messenger. In the Papyrus of Ani copy of the Egyptian Book of the Dead the scribe proclaims "I am thy writing palette, O Thoth, and I have brought unto thee thine ink-jar. I am not of those who work iniquity in their secret places; let not evil happen unto me."[38] Chapter XXXb (Budge) of the Book of the Dead is by the oldest tradition said to be the work of Thoth himself.[39]

There was also an Egyptian pharaoh of the Sixteenth dynasty named Djehuty (Thoth) after him, and who reigned for three years.

Modern cultural references[edit]

Thoth has been seen as a god of wisdom and has been used in modern literature, especially since the early 20th century when ancient Egyptian ideas were quite popular.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Not to be confused with the deity Khnum.

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Wilkison, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, p. 166
  2. Jump up^ Bleeker, C. J. (1973). Hathor and Thoth: Two Key Figures of the Ancient Egyptian Religion, pp. 121–123
  3. Jump up^ Thutmose III: A New Biography By Eric H Cline, David O'Connor University of Michigan Press (January 5, 2006)p. 127
  4. Jump up^ National Geographic Society: Egypt's Nile Valley Supplement Map. (Produced by the Cartographic Division)
  5. Jump up^ National Geographic Society: Egypt's Nile Valley Supplement Map: Western Desert portion. (Produced by the Cartographic Division)
  6. Jump up^ Miroslav Verner, Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt (2013) 149
  7. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Thoth was said to be born the skull of set also said to be born the heart of Ra.p. 401)
  8. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 400)
  9. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 405)
  10. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 414)
  11. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians p. 403)
  12. Jump up^ Hieroglyphs verified, in part, in (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 402) and (Collier and Manley p. 161)
  13. Jump up^ Information taken phonetic symbols for Djehuty, and explanations on how to pronounce based upon modern rules, revealed in (Collier and Manley pp. 2–4, 161)
  14. Jump up^ (Collier and Manley p. 4)
  15. Jump up ^ Hopfner, Theodor, b. 1886. The animal cult of the ancient Egyptians to the Greco-Roman and report the more important minded painters. Vienna, in commission at A. Holder, 1913. Call # = 060 VPD V.57
  16. ^ Jump up to:a b (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 402)
  17. Jump up^ (Collier and Manley p. 20)
  18. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 pp. 402–3)
  19. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 pp. 412–3)
  20. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians p. 402)
  21. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 415)
  22. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 401)
  23. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 403)
  24. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 plate between pp. 408–9)
  25. Jump up^ Allen, James P. (2000). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, p. 44.
  26. Jump up^ Allen, op. cit., p. 115
  27. Jump up^ (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 416)
  28. Jump up^ (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 405)
  29. ^ Jump up to:a b (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 408)
  30. ^ Jump up to:a b (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 414)
  31. Jump up^ (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 403)
  32. ^ Jump up to:a b (Budge The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 407)
  33. Jump up^ (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 p. 401)
  34. Jump up^ (Budge Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1 pp. 407–8)
  35. Jump up^ (Hall The Hermetic Marriage p. 224)
  36. Jump up^ Assmann, Jan, The Search for God in Ancient Egypt, 2001, pp. 80–81
  37. Jump up^ Wilkinson, Richard H., The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003, p. 217
  38. Jump up^ The Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge, 1895, Gramercy, 1999, p. 562, ISBN 0-517-12283-9
  39. Jump up^ The Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge, 1895, Gramercy, 1999, p. 282, ISBN 0-517-12283-9
  40. Jump up^ Steadman, John L. (2015-09-01). H. P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition: The Master of Horror's Influence on Modern Occultism. Weiser Books. ISBN 9781633410008.
  41. Jump up^ Lee, Benjamin (November 13, 2015). "Gods of Egypt posters spark anger with 'whitewashed' cast". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bleeker, Claas Jouco. 1973. Hathor and Thoth: Two Key Figures of the Ancient Egyptian Religion. Studies in the History of Religions 26. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  • Boylan, Patrick. 1922. Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt: A Study of Some Aspects of Theological Thought in Ancient Egypt. London: Oxford University Press. (Reprinted Chicago: Ares Publishers inc., 1979).
  • Budge, E. A. Wallis. Egyptian Religion. Kessinger Publishing, 1900.
  • Budge, E. A. Wallis. The Gods of the Egyptians Volume 1 of 2. New York: Dover Publications, 1969 (original in 1904).
  • Jaroslav Černý. 1948. "Thoth as Creator of Languages." Journal of Egyptian Archæology 34:121–122.
  • Collier, Mark and Manley, Bill. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Revised Edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998.
  • Fowden, Garth. 1986. The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Mind. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. (Reprinted Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993). ISBN 0-691-02498-7.
  • The Book of Thoth, by Aleister Crowley. (200 signed copies, 1944) Reprinted by Samuel Wiser, Inc 1969, first paperback edition, 1974 (accompanied by The Thoth Tarot Deck, by Aleister Crowley & Lady Fred Harris)

External links[edit]

  • Stadler, Martin (2012). "Thoth". In Dieleman, Jacco; Wendrich, Willeke. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Los Angeles.

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Thot
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Other names Toth, Tot, Tot, Thoth, Djehuty, Tehuti, mortal Zehuti, Techu, Thot, Thout
Birth
worshiped in Hermopolis
Kinship It , Hator , Set
Spouse Seshat or Maet

Thot (also Toth or Tot whose name is Egyptian Djehuty ) is an Egyptian god represented with head Ibis ; It is the god of knowledge, wisdom, writing, music and magic.

Baboon statuette representing Tot in the city Hermopolis .

The baboon is the animal that accompanies or is.

The cult of Thoth was located in the city of Khemenou , also referred to by the Greeks as Hermopolis and now known by the Arabic name Al Ashmunin.

Writing Inventor [ edit | edit source ]

Tot writes the dead of the trial report in the presence of the gods.

According to tradition, also transmitted by Plato in the dialogue Phaedrus , Thoth invented the ancient Egyptian writing, hieroglyphs , the sacred writing of Egypt and was the god protector of scribes whose job was to write.

Egyptian calendar [ edit | edit source ]

As god of knowledge and wisdom its activity was associated with the creation of the Egyptian calendar and his name was given to the first month of the Egyptian solar year and that begins with the annual arrival of the floods of the river Nile and the first station Ahket , the season of floods. The first day of the year, the first day of the month Thoth corresponds to July 19 .

Literary references [ edit | edit source ]

In the book " The Red Pyramid " by Rick Riordan , Thoth appears as a man working at a university, surrounded by baboons.

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