Scroll of Thoth
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The Scroll of Thoth is an ancient life-giving scroll. Reading it aloud causes Imhotep to rise from the dead. It is later used by Imhotep for his magic, and is eventually set on fire by Isis, breaking the spell that had given Imhotep his immortality.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- 1921 – 1932
- Historical notes
- Fictional artifact in the 1932 film The Mummy.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ankh-es-en-Amon
- serves
- Im-ho-tep
- enemy of
- Isis
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Despite Muller's warning, Sir Joseph's assistant Ralph Norton opens it and finds an ancient life-giving scroll, the "Scroll of Thoth". He translates the symbols and then reads the words aloud, causing Imhotep to rise from the dead. Norton is horrified and begins to laugh hysterically as Imhotep shuffles off with the scroll.”
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