yrdwnꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardēn, “Jordan”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. Jordan (a river in Western Asia in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

References

  • Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Jordan”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, page 123
  • Fischer-Elfert, Hans-Werner (1983) Die satirische Streitschrift des Papyrus Anastasi I, page 137.3
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