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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]]. | ||
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The Egyptians credited Thoth as creator of the [[Egyptian calendar|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 [[Osiris]], [[Set]], [[Isis]], and [[Nephthys]]. | The Egyptians credited Thoth as creator of the [[Egyptian calendar|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 [[Osiris]], [[Set]], [[Isis]], and [[Nephthys]]. | ||
==''Book of Thoth''== | |||
The ''[[Book of Thoth]]'' is a [[grimoire]] of Egyptian magic supposedly written by Thoth in ancient times. However, no such book has ever conclusively been identified. In reality, any book written by a scribe would have been considered a sacred work by the ancient Egyptians and there is ample evidence that nearly every scroll was considered a "book of Thoth." | |||
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