Echo of the Forgotten Priest

The myth

At Egyptian funerals, a lector priest, the kher heb, accompanied the mummy to the tomb and recited the texts, taking on the role of Thoth, according to Budge. Temples were the homes of the gods, and their priests kept the daily rites. With the end of pharaonic civilization, however, the writing of the gods, medu netjer, went uncomprehended for centuries, until Champollion deciphered it in 1822 with the Rosetta Stone. The priest who still recites prayers no one understands is a MYTHENOR echo of that forgetting.

Why it has this power

A common level 3 Spirit of Wind with 1100 ATK and 900 DEF: a voice carried on the air. Feather beats Sun and Scarab beats Leviathan. Its Spirit type and theme of lost memory pair well with Wisdom of the Lost Scribes, which draws three cards.

Did you know

Egyptians called hieroglyphs medu netjer, the words of the gods, because they believed writing was a divine invention.

Connections

• In Oracle Bakenra's deck

Where to get it

• Comes in every duelist's starter deck.
• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)
2. Egyptian Hieroglyphs — Priscila Scoville (World History Encyclopedia)
3. Ancient Egyptian Religion — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)