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The inscription translates as “Iahweh is the bearer of the secret name, the lion of Re secure in his shrine.” ΙΑΕW ΒΑΦΡΕΝΕΜ ΟΥΝΟΘΙΛΑΡΙ ΚΝΙΦΙΑΕΥΕ ΑΙΦΙΝΚΙΡΑΛ ΙΘΟ
by HenryLim 12y ago
The inscription translates as “Iahweh is the bearer of the secret name, the lion of Re secure in his shrine.”
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--quoted from Article
Iahweh seems like a Greek transliteration of the Jewish God Yahweh.
The question I have is who is the lion of Re?
- wyck 12y agoMost likely the Lion of Judah, who's symbol and emblem was and is still currently used, considering Yahweh was the national god of the Kingdom of Judah. This can be seen on the coat of arms of Jerusalem : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Jerusalem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Jerusalem
- HenryLim 12y agoAmazing! So the translation can be read as "Yahweh is the bearer of the secret name, and the lion of Judah secure in his shrine.
- greenyoda 12y ago"The question I have is who is the lion of Re?" According to Wikipedia, "Re" can be a reference to the Egyptian god Ra.[1] Given the Egyptian imagery on the other side of the amulet ("a bandaged mummy likely representing the Egyptian god Osiris"), that might be the "Re" that's being referenced. And Ra has an association with a lion: "Sekhmet was the Eye of Ra and was created by the fire in Ra's eye. She was a violent lioness."[2] Ra himself has also been depicted in the form of a lion.[3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra (first sentence) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra#Ra_and_the_sun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra#Ra_and_the_sun [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra#Iconography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra#Iconography