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Yenoam
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Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Yenoam or Yanoam (Ancient Egyptian: ynwꜥmꜣ) is a place in ancient Canaan, or in Syria, known from ancient Egyptian regnal sources from the time of Thutmose III to Ramesses III. One such source is a stela of Seti I found in Beit She'an. Another is the Merneptah Stele.

The location of Yenoam is a matter of speculation. Suggested sites include:

It has been tentatively associated with the biblical city of Janohah (Hebrew: ינוח, romanizedynwḥ).

References

  1. Gauthier, Henri (1925). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques. Vol. 1. p. 169.
  2. ^ "Is Janoah in 2 Kings 15:29 Yenoam/Yanoam?". Against Jebel al-Lawz, blog on biblical topics. 2 March 2011.
  3. Na'aman, Nadav (1977-09-01). "Yeno'am". Tel Aviv. 4 (3–4). 168. doi:10.1179/033443577788497687. ISSN 0334-4355. (Reprinted in Naʼaman, Nadav (2005). Canaan in the Second Millennium B.C.E. Eisenbrauns. p. 195. ISBN 9781575061139.)

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  1. Raafat Abbas, M. (10 May 2020). "The Town of Yenoam in the Ramesside War Scenes and Texts of Karnak". Cahiers de Karnak. 16: 329–341. doi:10.34847/nkl.07471sqy.
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