The following quotation is from an ancient inscription by the Ptah priesthood: “It came to pass that heart and tongue gained power over every member, teaching that he [Ptah] was [in the form of the heart] in every heart and [in the form of the tongue] in every mouth, of all deities, all people, all cattle, or reptiles, [all] living, while he [Ptah] thinks and while he commands everything that he desires.” The mouth of Ptah “which pronounced the names of all things....”
