ΙΑΕW ΒΑΦΡΕΝΕΜ ΟΥΝΟΘΙΛΑΡΙ ΚΝΙΦΙΑΕΥΕ ΑΙΦΙΝΚΙΡΑΛ ΙΘΟΝΥΟΜΕ ΝΕΡΦΑΒW ΕΑΙ
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Iahweh seems like a Greek transliteration of the Jewish God Yahweh.
The question I have is who is the lion of Re?
ΙΑΕW ΒΑΦΡΕΝΕΜ ΟΥΝΟΘΙΛΑΡΙ ΚΝΙΦΙΑΕΥΕ ΑΙΦΙΝΚΙΡΑΛ ΙΘΟΝΥΟΜΕ ΝΕΡΦΑΒW ΕΑΙ
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Iahweh seems like a Greek transliteration of the Jewish God Yahweh.
The question I have is who is the lion of Re?
According to Wikipedia, "Re" can be a reference to the Egyptian god Ra.[1] Given the Egyptian imagery on the other side of the amulet ("a bandaged mummy likely representing the Egyptian god Osiris"), that might be the "Re" that's being referenced.
And Ra has an association with a lion:
"Sekhmet was the Eye of Ra and was created by the fire in Ra's eye. She was a violent lioness."[2]
Ra himself has also been depicted in the form of a lion.[3]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra (first sentence)
This can be seen on the coat of arms of Jerusalem : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Jerusalem