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According to Theodor Hopfner, Thoth's Egyptian name written as ''ḏḥwty'' originated from ''ḏḥw,'' claimed to be the oldest known name for the ibis, normally written as ''hbj''. The addition of ''-ty'' denotes that he possessed the attributes of the ibis. Hence Thoth's name would mean "He who is like the ibis," according to this interpretation. | According to Theodor Hopfner, Thoth's Egyptian name written as ''ḏḥwty'' originated from ''ḏḥw,'' claimed to be the oldest known name for the ibis, normally written as ''hbj''. The addition of ''-ty'' denotes that he possessed the attributes of the ibis. Hence Thoth's name would mean "He who is like the ibis," according to this interpretation. | ||
The name was transliterated into Sahidic Coptic variously as ''Thoout'' or ''Thōth''. These spellings reflect known sound changes from earlier Egyptian such as the loss of ḏ palatalization and merger of ḥ with h. Following Egyptological convention, which eschews vowel reconstruction, the consonant skeleton ḏḥwty would be rendered "Djehuti" and the god is sometimes found under this name. However, the Greek form "Thoth" is more common. | The name was transliterated into Sahidic Coptic variously as ''Thoout'' or ''Thōth''. These spellings reflect known sound changes from earlier Egyptian such as the loss of ḏ palatalization and merger of ḥ with h. Following Egyptological convention, which eschews vowel reconstruction, the consonant skeleton ''ḏḥwty'' would be rendered "Djehuti" and the god is sometimes found under this name. However, the Greek form "Thoth" is more common. | ||
One of Thoth's titles, "Thrice great" | One of Thoth's titles, "Thrice great," was translated to the Greek ''trismégistos'', making [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. | ||
==Depictions== | ==Depictions== | ||