Thoth

Thoth is an ancient Egyptian god associated with wisdom, writing, knowledge, and the moon, commonly depicted with the head of an ibis or as a baboon.

Ma'at: Ma'at is the ancient Egyptian principle and goddess of truth, justice, balance, and cosmic order. Thoth records and upholds the order Ma'at embodies.
Weighing of the heart: The weighing of the heart is an Egyptian funerary judgment in which a deceased person’s heart is compared with Ma'at’s feather. Thoth records the judgment’s result for the deceased.
Hermopolitan creation myth: The Hermopolitan creation myth describes the world emerging from a primordial group of eight deities. This local theology gives Thoth a distinctive place in creation.
Thoth statue from the tomb of Nefertari: A painted tomb scene at QV66 depicts Thoth in his ibis-headed form. The image shows the god acting as a divine scribe in a royal tomb.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are a writing system combining signs for sounds, words, and ideas. Thoth’s patronage of writing is closely tied to this script.
Book of Thoth: The Book of Thoth is a legendary Egyptian text said to contain divine and magical knowledge. Stories make the god’s knowledge accessible through a perilous book.
Thoth's temple at Khmun: Khmun, later called Hermopolis, was the principal Egyptian cult center of Thoth. Its temples and rituals anchored the god’s most prominent local cult.
Thoth as a baboon: Thoth as a baboon is an Egyptian divine image showing the god in baboon form. This form highlights a visual and cultic aspect distinct from the ibis-headed image.
Ancient Egyptian religion: Ancient Egyptian religion comprised the gods, rituals, and beliefs practiced in Egypt over millennia. Thoth’s many roles belong to this larger religious system.
Ogdoade: The Ogdoade is a group of eight primordial deities in the creation theology of Hermopolis. Hermopolitan traditions connect Thoth with the ordering of creation.

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