2025 Aug 15: Hashti-Namur, the Scribe of the Underworld

 Hashti-Namur has perhaps the most important job of any Underworld deities. He is the one keeping track of all people, when and how they should die, whether or not their soul was received into the Underworld on time, and home much time they still need to wander it, after their memories are gone, and their soul can safely be released. Thankfully Hashti-Namur works hard every day to keep the world functioning as it should. He keeps extensive records of all mortals and even of other deities, so when there is a disagreement between the gods, he is often asked as an impartial judge, or at least he is asked to allow the others to peer into his collection of tablets and scrolls, so they know what really happened.

His chief power is that his left eye looks constantly at the past, while his right eye looks to the future. Unfortunately this leaves him blind to the present, which is why the first system of writing he developed was the cuneiform, so that he could feel the words on the tablet with his fingers.

He is widely worshiped by scribes and other court officials, and his priesthood keeps track of the births and deaths in any village, town or city they have a temple in. His holy day is the winter solstice, when he takes his one day off for the entire year, which means that on that day the spirits of the dead are much easier to contact, and possibly even steal away from the Underworld. His temples hold huge festivities on this day, because even a god deserves to party on his day off.

To his priests and champions Hashti-Namur offers small, but practical gifts, such as a perfect memory, the ability to write two texts at once with their two hands, and the ability to understand any written word, no matter the language.