ypw

Egyptian

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒅀𒁍 (Yapu), Hebrew יָפוֹ (Yāfō).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iːpuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: ypu

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Jaffa
   • 15th century BCE, The taking of Joppa, lines 1.11–1.12 (trans. David Peter Davies):

     jw.f ḥr ꜥḥꜥ m dwn.f ḥr ḏd jj nw jm.j pꜣ ḫr(w)y n(j) ypw

     He drew himself up and said, ‘Look at me here, rebel of Joppa.’

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ypw  

ypw	ypw

References

• Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Jaffa”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, page 121
• Davies, David Peter (2003) The taking of Joppa, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: [1]