Thout

Djehuti (Greek Thoth; Coptic Thout; Arab Tout) was in the Egyptian calendar, the ancient Egyptian name of the first month of the season Akhet and represented the period from early July to early August.

Mythological Background

Sun god Re

The mythological background formed the hierarchy of deities from the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, in the re involved the uppermost and first position as the sun god and entered mergers with other deities. With Re - Re Harachte example, is described as appearing in the east of the sun god. It is the real name of the god Re of Heliopolis.

In Thebes, Amun is occupied from the 11th Dynasty as a local deity. To compete against the strong Re - worship from the Old Kingdom, attracted the priests of Amun and Re together with the new designation of God Amun -Re. Amun was considered the " Re, the worshiping in Karnak ". In the New Kingdom he rose to as " king of gods and Lord of the thrones of both countries " to the main God.

With the Old Kingdom began in exchange for the sun god, the moon god Thoth moved into second place and is labeled "Vizier of Re", " clerk of Re" and " Child of Re" occupied. The Sothic calendar was the sun god worship invoice, which is why the first month was called Wepet - renpet as the " month of birth of the Re - Harachte " or " birth month of Re".

Moon god Thoth

Thoth was given as the moon itself the secondary name "Silver Sun" and was also master of the moon eye. Background for the role as " protector and savior of the moon eye " is the myth of Osiris: He found the missing injured eye again and cured it. In the Old Kingdom Thoth had a less positive meaning, but he was considered as a " companion of Seth " and is represented in the Pyramid Texts, in the form of a crescent moon with a knife.

In an ancient cult story from the Old Kingdom is reported that Thoth sprang from the head of Seth, who had unwittingly swallowed the semen of Horus. Other texts can be varied and Thoth from Seth's knee or leg come forth. Particularly clear its parallels in comparison as a cosmic beings are: " Thoth as light and moon god emerges from the dark chaos of Seth ".

In other displays, Thoth is considered king of the gods, which retrieves Osiris to life and the rise of the Ba of Osiris also accompanied in the sky like the descent of the sun god to Pharaoh when contacted by the royal consort begets the Son of Re in the form of the sun god.

Change the form of a calendar

Connected to the beginning of the 19th dynasty underwent a revival of the ancient Seth cult and thus automatically a "renaissance of lunar deity Thoth ," which is why the month Techi was moved to the first Achet - month and renamed Djehuti. At the same time took place before 1291 BC the heliacal rising of Sothis on the first day of the month Techi.

As "Lord of the era ," " Lord of the Moon ," " Lord of the Hereafter ", " one piece of the seasons and years" and "Lord of the moon eye " took Djehuti thus ranked first in the calendar, resulting in the "birth of Re" shifted to the twelfth month.