Thoth (from Koine Greek: T?? Th?th borrowed from Coptic: ????? Thoout Egyptian: ??wtj the reflex of ??wtj " is like the ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat and his wife was Ma'at. He was the god of the Moon wisdom knowledge writing hieroglyphs science magic art and judgment. Thoth's chief temple was located in the city of Hermopolis (Ancient Egyptian: ?mnw /?a'ma?naw/ Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu" Coptic: ????? Shmun). Later known as el-Ashmunein in Egyptian Arabic the Temple of Thoth was mostly destroyed before the beginning of the Christian era. Its very large pronaos was still standing in 1826 but was demolished and used as fill for the foundation of a sugar factory by the mid-19th century.