Thoth as a Baboon

Photographer:

Jurgen Liepe

Title:

Thoth as a Baboon

Description:

A scribe writes at the feet of Thoth as a baboon, with lunar disk, seated on a pedestal. This piece is from el-Amarna in the 18th Dynasty. It is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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