Ein Beitrag zur regionalen Prosopografie des Neuen Reiches (III): Auswärtige und lokale Eliten im Tempelbezirk von Hermopolis

Auenmüller, Johannes

Abstract

The present article studies the regional prosopography of New Kingdom Hermopolis based on two distinctive sources: temple statues and votive stelae. The documented provenance for some of these monuments is Hermopolis and or its temple area. For most, however, this information is lacking which makes attribution to the city difficult and provides a reason for briefly discussing potential indicators for assigning them to Hermopolis. The primary ob ective of assessing the prosopography of both statues and stelae is to identify and distinguish local from non-local elites in terms of their monumental evidence and in particular to understand the presence of the latter in Hermopolis. It will be shown that the city and especially its temple precinct were not only venues for votive display by the local society, but also for a certain number of non-local New Kingdom elite who set up statues of themselves there.