Clifton Hodges (@cliftonhodges)

A source of evidence for the correct pronunciation of the name of YHWH can be found in ancient transliterations of the name of YHWH into cuneiform script, which unlike Hebrew script, had written vowels. In 1898 A. H. Sayce published the discovery of three clay cuneiform tablets from the time of Hammurabi which contained the phrase “Jahweh (Jehovah) is God.” (Halley’s Bible Handbook p. 62). Now obviously the text read “Yahweh” and not “Jahweh” as was common to transliterate it in the 19th century. (James Scott Trimm believes this cuneiform should be examined to see if it reads YAHUWEH rather than YAHWEH). A further source for evidence in cuneiform is the Murashu texts. The Murashu texts are Aramaic texts written in cuneiform script on clay tablets found at Nippur. These texts date back to 464 to 404 B.C.E. and contain many Jewish names transcribed in cuneiform with the vowels. Many of these names contain part of the divine name in the name. #bible #scriptures #cuneiform #tetragrammaton #aramaic #yhwh