: Found in the Pyramid Texts , the oldest religious writings in the world.
As you open your PDF—whether it is the shimmering copy of the Papyrus of Ani or a grammar chart of hieroglyphs—remember the Kemetic proverb: "To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again."
The phrase (𓊹𓌃𓏤, often transliterated medu netcher ) is the ancient Egyptian term for their writing system, which we now call hieroglyphs. Literally translating to "divine speech" or "words of the god," this name reflects the ancient belief that writing was a gift from Thoth, the god of wisdom and knowledge, and a sacred tool for maintaining cosmic order ( ma’at ).
In the Western world, we view language as a tool for communication. The ancient Egyptians viewed it as an act of creation. The god Ptah, in the Memphite Theology, is said to have created the universe by speaking the Mdw Ntr in his heart and on his tongue.
In recent decades, scholars like have reclaimed Mdw Ntr as a foundation for "African Deep Thought".
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