Djehouty
/dʒɛˈhuːti/noun
Djehouty is a French-style transliteration of Djehuty, the ancient Egyptian god associated with writing, knowledge, magic, and the moon.
Did you know?Djehouty was identified by the Greeks with Hermes, creating the later syncretic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary foundation of Western hermetic and occult traditions.
Etymological Timeline
Old Kingdom, c. 2600–2180 BCE
Egyptian
Ḏḥwtj
“The Egyptian name of the deity later known as Djehuty; its exact internal etymology remains uncertain.”
Late Egyptian
Egyptian
Ḏḥwtj
“A divine patron of scribes, reckoning, ritual knowledge, and sacred speech.”
Coptic period
Coptic
Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ / Thōout
“The Coptic continuation of the god’s name.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Θώθ / Thṓth
“The Greek form of Djehuty, associated with writing, wisdom, and the moon.”
Hellenistic period
Greek
Ἑρμῆς Τρισμέγιστος
““Hermes the Thrice-Greatest,” a syncretic sage identified with Thoth in later mystical literature.”
Modern English and French Egyptology
French/English
Djehouty / Djehuty
“Modern scholarly transliterations of the ancient Egyptian divine name.”