Photos: Yuya mummy bracketed by Sculptures of Ashurnasirpal.
Many people have asked I why where and how I got the name Yuya, and the short answer is that "Yuya is the Egyptian name of Joseph; the advisor to Pharaoh who wore the coat of many colours" and sometimes I add, "before there was Yusuf or Yosef, there was Yuya in th Eighteenth Dynasty."
Moses has many regional, specialized and alternate identities in the Old Testament, yet it now appears that old Joe may be in there even more places than previously thought. When Ezra entwined the northern Israel stories with the southern Judah tales, he enshrined in the first version of the Torah many regional names and national titles of Joseph, our Yuya who advised three generations of Egyptian Pharaohs.
A month or so back I posted the historical names of Yuya, aka as Joseph in the Old Testament, much of which was based on the pioneering work of Charles Pope and his Historical Identities of Biblical Figures on DomainOfMan.com Website and Forum. I am excited to report that in the past few days I have found significant research identifying the Eastern identies of Yuya by the California Institute for Ancient Studies, including the House of Omri, and these go a long way to explaining why Yuya and Tuya are so predominantly buried in the Valley of the Kings. Another piece of the puzzle concerns Princess Kiya, the beautiful and mysterious Mittani royal daughter who became Favourite Wife of Akhenaten, and quite possibly the mom of Tut, a young Joshua whom Jeshua Aristobulus of the 1st Century was patterned after.
It is definitely possible that some of the names below will turn out to be red herrings, but it is far more likely that the vast majority of them will hold up and that many new names will emerge. The Blessings of Joseph were many and his progeny ruled Egypt and the Middle East for centuries, eventually becoming a dominant line in Europe as well (is it totally coincidence that the Aristocracy descends from the sons, grandsons and relatives of the family of Herod's most renowned grandson, the Man God we have come to remember as Jesus?).
In this post I will try to separate the known names of Yuya Joseph into several categories:
A), Egyptian Names and Titles
B) Biblical Names and Titles
C) Eastern Names and titles
Many of the names overlapped the regions, with only the spellings being different. A Samaritan and a Syrian may pronounce a name very similarly, yet they will have their own variations in spelling. Some of the names may initially be mis-categorized, so I will try to edit and expand this crucial post in the weeks ahead.
Egyptian Names and Titles of Yuya Joseph
Osarseph
Vizier Seph
Master of the Horse
Commander of the Chariotry
Superintendent of Cattle
Overseer of the Cattle of Amun and Min
Lord of Akhmin
Deputy of His Majesty in the Chariotry
Bearer of the Ring of the King of Lower Egypt
Mouth of the King of Upper Egypt
Prophet of Min
King's Lieutenant
The Wise One
Favorite of the Good God
Great Prince
Great of Love
Unique Friend
Beloved of the Lord of the Two Lands
One Made Great by the Lord
He Whom the King Has Made His Double
The Holy Father of the Lord of the Two Lands
Father to Pharaoh
Father of the God
Alternate Egyptian spellings of Yuya:
Iouiya
Yaa
Ya
Yiya
Yayi
Yu
Yuyu
Yaya
Yiay
Yia
Yuy
Biblical Names of Yuya Joseph
King Reuel
Irhuleni of Hamath
Amram
King Omri
Imram
Ben Hadad
Ethbaal
Itto-baal
Note: Compare Asherah, wife of Ethbaal, to Asenath, wife of Biblical Joseph.
Eastern Names and Titles of Yuya Joseph
Ashurnasirpal (Chief Priest of Ashur, Chosen one of Enlil and Ninurta, Favorite of Anu and Dagan; Divine Weapon of the Great)
Tushratta
Dushratta
Bar Hadad
Abdi-Ashirta
Abd-Ashtart
Ghomri
Khumri
Cymry
Tarhundaraba
Kadashman-Enlil, King of Kasse
I am welcoming readers to post interpretations and additions in the Comments section below, and I will appreciate any insight and links provided.
Peace 2 All
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