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| Symbol | The Moon |
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Iah (Egyptian: (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ; 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹, Coptic ⲟⲟϩ) is a lunar deity in ancient Egyptian religion. The word jꜥḥ simply means "Moon". It is also transcribed as Yah, Jah, Aa, or Aah.[2][3]
- ^ Allen, James P. (2000). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs. Cambridge University Press. p. 436
- ^ Ebeling, Erich; Edzard, Dietz-Otto (2005). Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. De Gruyter. p. 364. ISBN 978-3-11-018535-5.
- ^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (4 July 2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-135-96397-2.
Aa (Mesopotamia): Also known as: Aah, Aos, Iah, Khensu, Sirdu, Sirrida. Aa as a Chaldean deity was known as Aos. Her emblem is a disk with eight rays. As the Akkadian and Sumerian moon god- dess she is the consort of the sun god, Shamash. In this aspect, she is the mother of Tammuz. Ra, in Egypt was called Aa (the sun), as a high or sky god. Aa or Aah is another name for the Egyptian moon god, Khensu.