Motif
Divine commission of Thoth as underworld administrator
divine_commission_of_thoth_as_underworld_administrator
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
egyptian
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Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND / CHAPTER III. / THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND / CHAPTER IV.; lines 2451-2484 confidence: high
The speaking deity calls for Thoth; Thoth is brought, and the deity says he wishes to depart to a distance from heaven and from his place.
The deity summons Thoth, assigns him writing and punishment in the Tuat and Land of Caves, and places him in the deity's place.
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