Ein Beitrag zur regionalen Prosopografie des Neuen Reiches (IV): Herkunft ‚Hermopolis’ und Hermopolitaner außerhalb ihrer Stadt

Auenmüller Johannes

Abstract

In this fourth article regarding New Kingdom Hermopolis and its social elites, the focus is shifted to (potential) Hermopolitans that are attested by various sources outside of their hometown or place of of ce. In doing so, the territorial sphere of action of at least a certain local group of elite people – primarily those who are identi able as members of the Hermopolitan religious administration – becomes visible. After considering problems of prosopographical identi cationin relation to the distribution of the local gods Thot and Nehemetaui, apparent members of the Hermopolitan elite attested beyond ancient Ashmunein are individually discussed in geographicalorder from the First Cataract to the Sinai. In some cases, a relation to Hermopolis can also be ruled out based on the available epigraphical evidence. Besides assessing the reasons for theelites’ presence elsewhere, the contribution also addresses the relationships between these placesand Hermopolis, as portrayed by the people themselves. The main aim of this article series is to establish an up-to-date ‘regional prosopography’ for Hermopolis in the New Kingdom.