ywnj-ꜥꜣ
Egyptian
Etymology
Most likely a compound ywnj (“Ionia”) + ꜥꜣ (“great”). Possibly, however, the final element ꜥꜣ could instead represent a phonetic value.
Ultimately from the same source as Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iːuːni ɑːʔɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: yuni-aa
Proper noun
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- (hapax legomenon) a region bordering the Aegean Sea, usually equated with Ionia but possibly a part of central Greece [18th Dynasty]
- c. 1350 BCE, Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, Statue Base Block GN, central crenellated cartouche superimposed on a bound captive:
- ywnj-ꜥꜣ
- Great Ionia
- c. 1350 BCE, Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, Statue Base Block GN, central crenellated cartouche superimposed on a bound captive:
References
- Gander, M. (2015) “Asia, Ionia, Maeonia und Luwiya? Bemerkungen zu den neuen Toponymen aus Kom el-Hettan (Theben-West) mit Exkursen zu Westkleinasien in der Spätbronzezeit” in Klio: Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, vol. 97, issue 2, pages 473, 476–483
- Haider, P. W. (2008) “War ein ‘Groß-Ionien’ tatsächlich um 1360 v. Chr. in Westkleinasien existent? Eine kritische Analyse zu den Lesungen und Identifizierungen der jüngst entdeckten topographischen Namenslisten aus der Regierungszeit Amenophis’ III” in Klio: Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, vol. 90, issue 2, pages 291–306
- Cline, Eric H. and Stannish, Steven M. (2011) “Sailing the Great Green Sea? Amenhotep III’s ‘Aegean List’ from Kom el-Hetan, Once More” in Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, vol. 3:2, page 13