You are hereHomeArchaeology OdysseySummer 1998Welcome to the World of Magic!Earliest Appearance of Abbreviation for the Israelite God The suggestion of G. Polak (see Lauterbach, “Substitutes for the Tetragrammaton,” p. 49, n. 24) that the first yod is the first letter of YHWH and the second yod is the last letter of Adonai is pure speculation. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.
