Further research into Eastern Identity of Yuya

If Yuya of Egypt (Joseph of the OT) is indeed Ashurnasirpal then that makes Shalmaneser III, his long-ruling son, a progeny of Joseph.

Consider Shalmeneser, related to the god Shulmanu; compare Men-es-er with Man-ass-eh. We will revisit Yuya Tushratta's 18th Dynasty connections for the historical identity of Ephraim. Another possibility is that Egypt and Mitanni each had their own Ephraim and Manessah, a twinning approach that was popular from well before this era right through to Hasmonean and Herodian times.