-PRAYER TO THE GOD THOTH-
from the p. anastasi V 9.2-10.2

“Come to me, Thoth, O noble Ibis,
O God Who loves Hermopolis;
O letter-writer of the Ennead,
Great One Who dwells in Heliopolis!
Come to me and give me counsel,
Make me skillful in Your calling;
Better is Your calling than all callings,
It makes men great.
He who masters it is found fit to hold office,
I have seen many whom You have helped;
They are now among the Thirty (the Counsel of the Thirty, blessed beings),
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 (the Temple).
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’ll come and bring their children,
To assign them to Your calling,
A calling that pleases the Lord of Power (Osiris),
Happy is he who performs it”