Tehuti
/təˈhuːti/noun
An ancient Egyptian deity of writing, knowledge, magic, measurement, and the moon, also known as Djehuty or Thoth.
Did you know?The Greeks identified Tehuti with Hermes, inspiring the later figure of Hermes Trismegistus and the esoteric Hermetic tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Old Kingdom, c. 2686–2181 BCE
Egyptian
Ḏḥwtj
“The ancient Egyptian name of the ibis-headed god associated with writing, wisdom, magic, and lunar calculation.”
Middle Egyptian
Egyptian
Djehuty
“A conventional Egyptological vocalization of the divine name Ḏḥwtj.”
Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BCE
Greek
Thōth
“The Greek form of the Egyptian god’s name, identified by Greek writers with Hermes.”
Late Antiquity
Greek
Hermēs Trismegistos
“Hermes ‘Thrice-Greatest,’ a syncretic sage associated with writings on cosmology, astrology, alchemy, and spiritual knowledge.”
Modern Egyptology
English
Tehuti
“A modern scholarly and esoteric rendering of the Egyptian divine name, used alongside Djehuty and Thoth.”
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