THOTH
The Great Measurer
Attributes: Thoth was a moon god who played an important role in the Osiris
legend and the judgment of the dead in the Hall of Maat. Thoth was said to be
mighty in knowledge and divine speech. The inventer of spoken and written
language. As the lord of books he was the scribe of the gods and patron of all
scribes. He is credited with inventing astronomy, geometry, and medicine. Thoth
was the measurer of the earth and the counter of the stars, the keeper and
recorder of all knowledge. It was Thoth who was believed to have written
important religious texts such as The Book of the Dead. In this text, he appears in
the Hall of Maat as a scribe holding a writing reed and palette to record the results
of the weighing of the deceased's heart against the feather of Maat.
Representation: A man with the head of an Ibis. An ibis or an ape. A dog faced
ape. He is often seen wearing a lunar disk and cresant on his head or the Atef
crown.
Relations: Self conceived at the beginning of time. Husband of Maat. Brother
and some times husband of Seshat.
Other Names: Tehuti
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