yhwꜣ

Egyptian[edit]

Debated. Some have hypothesized a derivation from the theonym Yahweh, that is, Biblical Hebrew יַהְוֶה (YHWH).

m

an unidentified place, possibly located in the region of Edom, often reconstructed as Yahu.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of yhwꜣ

yhwꜣ

yhꜣ

yh

[sic]; from Amara West, hypostyle hall, western part, north wall;
the penultimate glyph is miscopied from an earlier source

Attested twice on the southern tower
of the first pylon at Medinet Habu

As part of the proper name jtwnj-rꜥꜣ-yh

Shalomi Hen, Racheli (2021) Signs of YHWH, God of the Hebrews, in New Kingdom Egypt?, Entangled Religions 12.2
Schneider, Thomas (2007) The First Documented Occurence [sic] of the God Yahweh? (Book of the Dead Princeton “Roll 5”), Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Vol. 7, pp. 113–120
Hannig, Rainer (2007) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), fourth edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 1118
Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Jahu, the šꜣsw-land of Jahu”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 121–122