On the use of Misr in the Qur’an. During the time of Joseph and Moses, was Egypt called Misr by foreigners as well as rulers of Egypt?

On the use of Misr in the Qur’an. During the time of Joseph and Moses, was Egypt called Misr by foreigners as well as rulers of Egypt?

12:21 And the one from Egypt (mis’ra) who bought him said to his wife, "Make his stay comfortable. Perhaps (he) will benefit us or we will take him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is Predominant over His affairs, but most of the people do not know.

(In these Verses, Joseph and Pharaoh referred to Egypt as Misr. Joseph was a foreigner in Egypt, and Pharaoh was a native of Egypt)(According to Anson F. Rainey, in his book “The El-Amarna Correspondence (2 Vol. Set): A New Edition of the Cuneiform Letters from the Site of El-Amarna Based on Collations of All Extant Tablets”, there is a transcription “Mi-is-ri-i” which means “Egypt”. The Tablet says, “a-na Nap-hu-u-re-ia sar KUR Mi-is-ri-i...” (“Speak to Naphureya, the king of the land of Egypt...”). It is correspondence, so both foreigners and Egyptians used “Misr” as “Egypt”)(The site “cdli(dot)ucla(dot)edu” (cuneiform digital library initiative) published a tablet, which is in the British Museum of London, and is from the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC), and it says “a-na ni-ip-hu-ur-ri-ri-ia _lugal kur_ mi-is -ri-i” (mi-is -ri-i = Egypt). Joseph was estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE, and Moses lived in 1393-1273 BCE. According to the oriental institute of the university of Chicago, according to their Assyrian dictionary (Volume 10, Part 2, op. Cit., p.113), the usage of “mi-is-ri-i” as “Egypt” goes back to the Old Babylonian Period (1950-1530 BCE), suggesting that it was also used during the time when Joseph was in Egypt)(See an alternative answer in “islamic-awareness(dot)org”, in its article “On the use of Misr in the Qur’an”)(Allah knows best)

12:99 Then when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself and said, "Enter Egypt (mis’ra) if Allah wills, safe."

2:61 And when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one food, so pray to your Lord to bring forth for us out of what the earth grows, of its herbs, its cucumbers, its garlic, its lentils, and its onions." He said, "Would you exchange that which is better for that which is inferior? Go down to a city (mis’ran), so indeed for you is what you have asked for." And humiliation and misery were struck upon them and they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. That was because they used to disbelieve in the Signs of Allah and kill the Prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and they were transgressing.

(Another interpretation is that the root of “Misr” is “Miim-Sad-Ra”, and it means “limit / boundary between two things, partition, barrier, limit, town, great town, Egypt”, so it could not necessarily refer to the name of a country. So, the Qur’an cannot be wrong anyhow)(Another interpretation is that the Qur’an is in Arabic language (12:2), it is in the language of the Prophet’s people (Arabs) (14:4), so, Egypt is correctly called “Misr” in Arabic, regardless of whether it was the time of Joseph and Moses, or whether a foreigner and a native mentioned it. The same can be applied to, for example, the speech of Jesus, it is believed that Jesus spoke Aramaic, but his speech in the Qur’an is in Arabic, because the Qur’an is in Arabic)(Allah knows best)

10:87 And We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt (bimis’ra) in houses, and make your houses as places of worship, and establish the prayer. And give glad tidings to the believers."

43:51 And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt (mis’ra) for me, and these rivers flowing underneath me? Then do you not see?

12:2 Indeed, We have sent it down as a Qur’an in Arabic so that you may understand.

14:4 And We did not sent any Messenger except in the language of his people so that he might make clear for them. Then Allah lets go astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

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