Iah

Iah (; 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹, Coptic wikt:ⲟⲟϩ|) is a lunar deity in ancient Egyptian religion. The word jꜥḥ simply means "Moon". It is also transcribed as Yah, Jah, Aa, or Aah.

==Worship== Iah was an early personification of the Moon in Ancient Egypt, He is the male moon god that preceded Khonsu, Iah whose name simply means “Moon.” He appears in texts from the Middle Kingdom and later became associated with Thoth and Khonsu. Iah is depicted in human form as a beautiful young man with skin as fair and white as milk in stories and could be represented as a human figure wearing a lunar disk and crescent. In later times, his role diminished as Khonsu absorbed many By the New Kingdom (16th century to 11th century BC) he was less prominent than other gods with lunar connections, Thoth and Khonsu. As a result of the functional connection between them, he could be identified with either of those deities.