A question about the word "Amoun".

Katherine,
Since we're discussing pseudo-scientific theories today... I am sure you are aware of the funerary statue of Amenhotep 3 (which appears in the Black Athena book). Since you can read heiroglyphs, maybe you can help me out on this one.

Rich
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Aegean List of Amenhotep 3:
"Edel has completed the series to include the front of the base: Keftiu, that is Crete, and Tinay which he suggests may be Rhodes and then, to the left beyond two bound Asiatics under the king's cartouches: Amnisos, Phaestos and Kidonia (modern Chania, the western modern port on the north coast of Crete). On the long side of the base are: Mycenae, an unknown place called Deges, Messenia, Nauplia, Kythera, Ilios, Knossos, again Amnisos, Lyktos (i.e. Chersonessos, 26 kms. east of Heraklion), and three destroyed place names"

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Amnisos is the interesting word. It appears listed twice. Once in Crete, and once somewhere else. I am not aware of a Greek Etymology to this word. Additionally, Diodorous Siculus has a story about "Amoun going to Crete". Could the etymology of this city Amnisos be derived from the Egyptian God "Amoun"? Perhaps "Amenisu" (Amon is king).

Could this funerary statue of Amenhotep 3 be evidence towards the veracity of Diodorus story? Opinions, anybody?




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