Brennly's Box:

I made this Mahogany box for one of my Dentist's children, Brennly. The picture
on top of the box is the Egyptian God Thoth. The box has walnut side handles and
is 13" Long by 7" Wide by 5" High. The box is lined with padded green plush.


This is a top view of the box:

Interior view of the box:

Thoth's roles in Egyptian mythology were many. He served as a mediating power,
especially between good and evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory
over the other. He also served as scribe of the gods, credited with the invention
of writing and alphabets (i.e. hieroglyphs) themselves. In the underworld, Duat,
he appeared as an ape, A'an, the god of equilibrium, who reported when the
scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing the
principle of Ma'at, was exactly even.

The ancient Egyptians regarded Thoth as One, self-begotten, and self-produced.
He was the master of both physical and moral (i.e. divine) law, making proper use
of Ma'at.  He is credited with making the calculations for the establishment of
the heavens, stars, Earth, and everything in them.  Compare this to how his
feminine counterpart, Ma'at was the force which maintained the Universe.  He is
said to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies. Without his words, the Egyptians
believed, the gods would not exist.  His power was unlimited in the Underworld
and rivalled that of Ra and Osiris.

The Egyptians credited him as the author of all works of science, religion,
philosophy, and magic.  The Greeks further declared him the inventor of astronomy,
astrology, the science of numbers, mathematics, geometry, land surveying, medicine,
botany, theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading, writing, and
oratory.  They further claimed he was the true author of every work of every
branch of knowledge, human and divine.