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Statue of a priest of Thoth, carrying a baboon. Thoth was associated with wisdom, writing and the moon. The priest who dedicated this limestone statue served in Thoth's main temple at Ashmunein. He is wearing a leopard skin and carries a bag of scribal tools. The baboon is one of the two animals (with the Ibis) that were sacred to Thoth.  Possibly from Ashmunein, 19th Dynasty.


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