claim · claim_yhwa_shasu_possible_not_proof
The Egyptian Yhwꜣ-of-Shasu-land attestations are plausibly related to Yahweh, but they do not prove that Israelite Yahwism originated from one Shasu or Midianite group.
The Egyptian Yhwꜣ-of-Shasu-land attestations are plausibly related to Yahweh, but they do not prove that Israelite Yahwism originated from one Shasu or Midianite group.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: contested but plausible. This is separate from specialist review.
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Research description
The proposal should be displayed as a hypothesis with alternative pathways, not as a settled origin story.
Evidence and sources
Source roles below relate to the stated assessment, “Disputed interpretation”. Read the source notes to distinguish evidence for an observation from evidence against an explanation.
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · provides primary evidence
Yhwꜣ of Shasu-Land — Daniel E. Fleming (2021)Supports relationship.
Locator: Egyptian toponym discussion - informs · proposes interpretation
Yahweh before Israel: Glimpses of History in a Divine Name — Daniel E. Fleming (2021)Provides broader model.
Locator: historical synthesis
Referenced records
- Shasu · entity
- Midian-associated groups · entity
- Yhwꜣ in the land of the Shasu toponymic attestations · entity
- YHWH / Yahweh · entity