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The Papyri Anastasi is a collection of various documents gathered together by the Sweidsh Consul to Egypt, at a time when extensive exploration was just begun in the country, that is, the 19th Century. Some of them date from the Rammeside Period, and among them are hymns to various deities. Here is a Prayer to Thoth:

Prayer to Thoth

Come to me, Thoth, O noble Ibis.
O god who loves Khmun;
O letter-writer of the Ennead,
Great one who dwells in Un!
Come to me and give me counsel,
Make me skillful in your calling!
Better isyour calling than any callings,
It makes (men) great.
He who masters it is found fit to hold office,
I have seen many hwom you have helped;
They are (now) among the Thirty
They are strong and rich through your help.
You are he who offers counsel,
Fate and Fortune are with you,
Come to me and give me counsel,
I am a servant of your house.
Let me tell of your valiant deeds,
Wheresoever I may be;
Then the multitudes will say:
"Great are they, the deeds of Thoth!"
Then they will come and bring thei children,
To assign them to your calling,
A calling that pleases the lord of strength,
Happy is he who performs it!




Papyrus Anastasi II.9,2-10,2
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