Thoth (Thot, Thout; Egyptian Djhowtey,
Djehuti, Tehuti, Zehuti)
Egyptian moon god. Over time,
he developed as a god of wisdom, and came to be associated with magic,
music, medicine, geometry, drawing, writing, surveying and astronomy.
He
was the inventor of the spoken and written word; credited with the
invention
of geometry, medicine and astronomy. He was also the scribe of the gods
and patron of all scribes. Thoth was the measurer of the earth and
counter
of the stars as well as keeper and recorder of all knowledge including
the Book of the Dead. Thoth was generally depicted in human form with
the
head of an ibis, wearing a crown consisting of a crescent moon topped
by
a moon disk. He could also be depicted as an ibis or a baboon which
were
both sacred to him. His principal
sanctuary was at Hermopolis (Khmunu)
in the Nile delta region.
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