There is a legend dating back to ancient Egypt that shines like a treasure full of mysteries. It is said to contain many secrets, from spells that allow us to talk to animals to advanced knowledge that will enable us to understand the physical laws of the universe and astronomical objects. This book is considered one of the greatest mysteries in human history.
Egyptian civilization has many interesting coincidences and thousands of mysteries still waiting to be discovered. The meaning of the events that took place in the period before Christ has not been deciphered even by modern humanity. Some of the secrets behind these discoveries are mysteries that still amaze people. One of these mysteries is God, one of the most mysterious gods of Ancient Egyptian mythology. Toth and his book, which is a source of unlimited knowledgeis.
Ancient Egyptian God Thoth
Thoth is an ancient god of Ancient Egypt. Animals that are often sacred in art ibis or baboon head He is depicted as a man. His female counterpart was Seshat, his wife was Ma’at. He was the god of the moon, wisdom, knowledge, writing, hieroglyphs, science, magic, art, and judgment. The Greek equivalent is Hermes.
Thoth’s main temple, Hermopolis (Egyptian pronunciation: “Khemenu”). The Temple of Thoth, known as el-Ashmunein in Egyptian Arabic, was largely destroyed before Christianity. Its remaining large pronao was demolished in the mid-19th century and used as fill for the foundation of a sugar factory.
Thoth ruled over the “Ogdoad”, a pantheon of eight main gods in Hermopolis, and his wife was Nehmetawy. There were also many temples in other cities.
Thoth in Egyptian mythologyHe played many vital and important roles, such as ensuring the continuation of the universe and being one of the two gods (the other being Ma’at) standing on either side of Ra’s solar boat. In the later history of ancient Egypt, the arbitration of divine disputes was heavily associated with the magical arts, the writing system, and the judgment of the dead.
with the history of religions When we go back to the history of philosophy and science, the existence of a common sacred figure draws attention. This figure, known by different names in different traditions and cultures, is known as Toth/Thoth or Hermes Trismegistos in Greco-Latin literature. This person, who appears as a figure with mythological or semi-mythological qualities in the history of philosophy, science and literature, also attracts attention by being identified with a prophet in the history of religions. Some writers describe Thoth in ancient Egypt as a member of Judaism. Enoch‘, the Buddha of Buddhism, the Hosheng of Zoroaster and the Prophet of Islam. They combined it with Idris.
in Islamic culture Thoth/Hermes and Hz. A relationship between Idris was established. The word Idris is derived from the root “derese”, meaning “learning and teaching”, in Ancient Egypt. Osiris and Idris It has been claimed that there is a relationship between the words and that they are a translation of the Hebrew word Uhnuh.
The Book of Thoth, an Unlimited Source of Information
According to historical records, the Book of Thoth is a collection of ancient Egyptian texts and Written by Toth himself. Thoth is known as the god of writing and knowledge. The mystery of the Book of Thothfirst noted in the Turis papyrus in Paris in the late eighteenth century.
The book focuses on the dialogues between Toth and a student who approaches learning with great enthusiasm. It has pieces compiled from different regions around the world and, according to rumors, various versions. In the book, in addition to Thoth and the student, the rule-making and rule-keeping god osiris is also located.
According to research, Toth is said to have written a number of books ranging from 20,000 to 36,525 volumes. There is information that different versions were written by different people throughout Egyptian history. However, among the thousands of books and their adaptations, the most interesting are two spellbooks believed to have been written directly by Toth. first spell book, communicating with animals while the latter allows the reader to convey wishes to mythological gods.
Clues to the Location of the Book’s Original Inscriptions
“The book is located in the middle of the river in Koptos. There is an iron box in the middle of the river. Inside this iron box there is a bronze box, inside the bronze box there is a wooden box, and inside the wooden box there is another box made of ivory and ebony. The ivory and ebony box contains a silver box. Inside the silver box there is a golden box, and inside the golden box is kept the Book of Thoth. There are snakes and scorpions around the large iron box, but these creatures do not kill anyone, they are only there to protect the book of Thoth.”
The river mentioned in the inscriptions, as you might guess, refers to the Nile River. It is said that the book was originally hidden in a series of boxes deep in the Nile River, near the Koptos region.
According to legends, Neferkaptah, one of the ancient Egyptian princes, tried to reach this book and managed to get it out of the boxes by fighting with snakes. However, because of this theft, the gods killed his wife Ahwere and his son Merib. Neferkaptah could not bear this pain and committed suicide.
Generations later, there was an Egyptian who reached the tomb of Neferkaptah, who was buried with the book: Setne Khamwas. He fought against the spirit of Neferkaptah, who tried to protect the book, and was ultimately successful. However, Setne met a beautiful woman who later killed her child and humiliated herself in the presence of the pharaoh.
Over time, Setne discovered that what he saw and the pain he experienced were actually an illusion created by Neferkaptah. Fearing punishment, he returned the book to Neferkaptah’s tomb. Afterwards, Neferkaptah made a request to Setne, and Setne buried his son and wife next to him. This story reflects the meaningless and contradictory relationships established between ordinary people and gods in Egyptian mythology.
Today, Book of ThothVarious papyrus fragments said to belong to are found in cities such as Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Florence, Copenhagen and New Haven. The legend that the person who reads the content of the book gains the power to solve the secrets about the Earth, seas, air and celestial bodies still maintains its mystery. It is also said to grant abilities such as deciphering the language of animals, traveling between minds, and communicating with the dead.
According to other information, in Greek mythology Hermes, god of knowledge with Thothhas many things in common. In fact, many academics argue that these two mythological heroes are actually the same person and are only referred to by different names due to cultural differences.
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