Thoth Bookmark - God of Wisdom, Scribes, and Writing - Egyptian Papyrus Bookmarks History Educational

Thoth was the god of the moon, sacred texts, mathematics, the sciences, magic, messenger and recorder of the deities, master of knowledge, and patron of scribes. His Egyptian name was Djehuty, which means "He who is like the Ibis." He was portrayed as an ibis bird or a baboon. According to one legend, Thoth was born from Ra's lips at the beginning of creation and was known as the "god without a mother." In another story, Thoth is self-created at the beginning of time and, as an ibis, lays the cosmic egg that contains all of creation. He was always associated with Ra and the concept of divine order and justice. Thoth was credited with inventing writing, the calendar, and controlling space and time. He had celestial functions as the moon god and replaced the sun god, Ra, in the sky at night. Thoth served as a messenger and bookkeeper for the funerary deities. He was in charge of recording the outcome of the heart-weighing ceremony, which determined whether or not the person could proceed