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title: Thoth as a Baboon
author: Steven G. Johnson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5405/thoth-as-a-baboon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Thoth as a Baboon
_Authored by Steven G. Johnson_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5405.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Thoth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thoth/) as a baboon. 1400 BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Johnson, S. G. (2016, July 26). Thoth as a Baboon. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Johnson, Steven G.. "Thoth as a Baboon." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2016. .
### MLA
Johnson, Steven G.. "Thoth as a Baboon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jul 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thoth-baboon-British-Museum.jpg) by [**Steven G. Johnson**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thoth-baboon-British-Museum.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 July 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.