jsqꜣrnj

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Egyptian

The word as it appears on the Merneptah Stele.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

isqAr
n
y
T14
N25

  m./f. topo.

  1. Ashkelon
    • c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, Line 27:
      ini&n wisqAr
      n
      y
      T14
      N25
      mH
      w
      D40
      M
      q A
      DAAr
      Z1
      T14
      xAst
      iin&U19&nwa
      G3
      M
      T14 xAst
      ir
      w
      M
      t
      tm
      M
      Y1
      wn
      n
      jnw jsqꜣrnj mḥw m qꜣḏꜣrꜣ ynwꜥmꜣ jr.w m tm wn
      Ashkelon is carried off, Gezer is seized, Yanoam is made nonexistent.

Alternative forms

References

  • Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Ashkelon”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 69–71