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I. General Index INDEXES I. General Index ABYOOS, 105, 113 § q, 114 § t, 127 Apollo, see Montu Achmenu, 213 n. 77 architecture, see the individual terms; for tempies, Achmim, 194 (n. 60) see under geography and/or the individual Achoris (king), 206 (n. 21) gods administration, topography, 210 (n. 49), 230 f., archives, family -, 91 f., 98 f., 100 (and n. 20), 237 210 (n. 46), 228 (n. 197) agoranomos, 231 (n. 217) Arensnuphis, 227 (n. 186: chapel), 229 (onomas- Alexandria, 210 tics) Amenophis, see also under titles, shrine opener army, police, 7,229 (n. 206) -, 193, 194, 195-198, 225 (n. 172: Med. Habu -, pre-Ptolemaic, 206 Tempie), 226 (n. 183), 229 (onomastics), 255 -, Ptolemaic, 105-109, 132-135, 233 (n. 72) -, Roman, 36 f., 219 f., 221, 235 f. -, Association, 209 (n. 39), 255 Asklepios, 227 (n. 193: sanctuary) Amenothes s. Hapu, 196,227 (n. 193: sanctuary) association, choachytes, 209 (n. 39), 255 (n. 72) amnesty, 105 top, 109 (xx-yy) avenue of sphinxes, Kamak, 193 (n. 55: Amun), Amonrasonter, 101 (n. 4), 204, 213 (n. 77) 213 (n. 70: Amun I Mut) Amun, 163 (and n. 3-4), 178 f. (in the mag. -, Kamak I Luxor, 207 (n. 24) texts), 204 (n. 6), 211, 212, 229 (onomastics), -, Luxor, 37 (n. 22), 193 (n. 55) 230 top (- Min) -, Medamud, 222 (n. 158) -, vs. Osiris, 168, 189 f., 193 f., 194, 195-198 BANKERS, 15 f. -, Medamud, [vs. Montu:] 166,221 banking, 7, 8 (n. 18), 15 f., 231 (Bast and West -, Kamak Tempie, 35-36,213 f. Banks) -, Luxor Tempie, 220 (Tempie), 37 (restora- beliefs, expansion, 145 (n. 40) tion) -, Theban origin, 177 ff. (rel.), 181 f. (mag.) -, Med. Habu (Amun-the Ogdoad, Amenophis), Book of Breathings, 89 (n. 28), 159, 178 (n. 51) 225 f. brush pen, 16 (n. 36) -, cult, extension, 131-2 (Theban region) Buchis, 229 (n. 203: onomastics) -, cult I priesthood, 84 ff., 139 ff., 208 f. (n. 36), building activity, see also tombs 220 (vs. Luxor), 225 and 226 (n. 182: vs. -, early periods, 203 n. 4 (MK in Thebes), [Kar­ Med. Habu), 232 f., 234, 255 nak:] 206 (n. 20: Persian Per.), 33-35 and 206 --, end in 11 C.E.? 174 (n. 30), 237 f. (Dyn. 30), 156 and 207 (n. 26-29: Alexan­ -, priesthood, collaboration, 131 (loyalty), 232 der), 156 and 207 (n. 29-30: Philip Arrh.), - f. and 234 (n. 235: collaboration) [Luxor:] 36 f. and 207 top (Dyn. 30), [Meda­ -, temple administration, 249 f. (n. 33-34), 252 mud:] 163 (n. 2), 221 f. (n. 154) (§ C), 253 (n. 62) and n. 65, 254 (n. 67), 255 -, Ptolemaic period, [Kamak:] 33 f., 36 (restora­ -, temple notary, 131 f., 156, 230 f. (n. 214 and tion), 212 ff.; 103 (n. 13) and 232 (Ptol. V); 216) 235 (Ist Cent. B.C.) Amun the Ogdoad, 38 f. and 225 (n. 170-171: --, [Luxor:] 220 (n. 135-139), [Medamud:] Tempie), 226 (n. 183) 222, [Med. Habu:] 38, 225, [Deir el-Bahri:] Amun-Re, Ramesseum, 227 (n. 187) 227, [Qasr el-Aguz:] 39, 228, [Deir el-Medi­ Anubis, 228 na:] 39, 232 (n. 225) Aphrodite, see Hathor [257] 258 INDEX I (buiding activity), Roman period, [Karnak:] 25 f., Bast and West Banks, 4 (n. 9), 211, 218 (Amun's 36 top (restoration), 213 (n. 75), 214 (n. 79), cult), 230 (administration), 230 f. (notaries), 213 f. (n. 91), 216 (n. 109, 111), 237 231 (banks, granaries) --, [Luxor:] 220 (n. 140-141), 221 (n. 143), Egyptizing, [see also Greek I Egyptian] 18, 63 [Med. Habu:] 38 f., 225 (n. 169), [Deir el­ Elephantine, 105, 107, 115 § aa and cc, 133 f., Shelwit:] 39 f., 228, [Medarnud:] 222 134 ff. Bull of Medarnud, 164 (n. 7), 221 (n. 152), 222 emperors (Rom.), see under cult, royal (n. 160), 226 (n. 179) emperors' visits, 238 n. 263, 239 (n. 276) burial, see water pourer and tombs environment, natural, Thebes, 35 (Karnak), 212 CACHETI'E, statues, 83 f., 140 n.ll, 141 (n.16-18) epigraphy, Greek, 21-29 camp, mil., Ptolemaic, 233 (Thebes, Krokodilo- -, hieroglyphic, 83-90, 141, 147 f., 150, 167 polis, Pathyris, Memnoneia, Hermonthis) --, cachette, 83 f., 140 n. 11, 141 (n. 16-18) -, Roman, [Luxor:] 36 (n. 20), 37 (n. 21, 25), --, Saitic formula, 84 (n. 5-6) 219 f., 221, 235 f. (legion), 236 (cohort), 236 --, statues, 83, 140 n. 11, 158 (early IVth CE, legion) eponymous priests, 105 n. 23, 107 n. 25 and (n. capita!, see geography, Thebes 27), 132-134, 210 (n. 51) cemeteries, animal, 209 ethnicity, Greek, 1, 3, 15 f., 19,63 Chaonnophris, see under revolts expansion of rel. beliefs, 145 (n. 40) charm, magical, 174 f. FAMILY, see archives, witnesses choachyte, see water pourer festival, of the Decade, 66 (n. 18-20), 163, 164, collaboration, 232 f., 234 (n. 235, 237) 166, 192 (n. 52), 193 f. (n. 56), 196 (n. 74), control (military), 105-107 and 132-134 (middle 197, 225 (n. 172) Egypt), 109 and 134-136 (Elephantine) -,ofthe Valley, 45,47,48, 163 (n. 1), 190, 193 cross cultural phenomena, see Greek I Egyptian f., 194 (n. 63), 200 n. 107, 218 (n. 115), 255 crypt, see Osiris (n.73) cult, local, of Horsaisis, 193 f. (n. 57), 199 (n. -, of Min, 226 top WO-lOl) -, Sed, 167 f. cult, royal, 143 f. (Ptol. U-lIl), 221 (n. 143: Em­ -, of 'Introduction', 246 perors) ftliation, 5, 72 (four generations?), 78 -, eponymous priests, 105 n. 23, 107 n. 25 and finds, papyri, 170, 180,210 (n. 46), 228 (n. 197) (n. 27), 132-134, 210 (n. 51) -, mummy-labels, 237 (n. 260) Cypriots, 206 (n. 22) -, tombs, 63, 69 (TI' 32) dating criteria, day date (dem. contracts), 119 § ss funeral, 244, 246 -, five phylae, 84 (n. 8), 161 (n. 115) GATE, of Jeme, 226 (n. 180) -, king's acquaintance, 84 (n. 7) gates, of Karnak, see under temenos wall -, Saitic formula, 84 (n. 5-6) gems, magical, 176 (n. 46), 181 -, rnasonry, 33 (n. 6), 34 (n. 11-12) geography, see also Abydos, Achmim, Alexan- day date (dem. contracts), 119 § ss dria, Elephantine, Lycopolis, Memphis, Ptole­ Decade, festival of, see under festival mais, Syene Demeter, see Opet the Great -, Achmenu, 213 n. 77 disorder, revolts, 101-3 (n. 5-7), 103 (§ 5-8), 107, -, Ape (~ne, ~nH), 219 (n. 122) 222 top, 232, 235 -, Aphis, 219 (n. 123-127, cf. 218 n. 118) documentation, 4, 7 f., 21 f., 85-90, 158 f., 235 -, Apis, 218 (n. 119-120, and cf. n. 118), 230 (n. 243) -, ApolIonopolis, 234 (n. 239) dossier, 91 f. -, Assassif, 140, 142, 146 ff., 150 f., 237 (n. 260) dromos, [see also avenue] 25 (n. 28), 193 (n. 55) -, Chrysopolis, 212 (n. 57) and 214 (n. 80: Amun), 212 (n. 58: Khons), -, Coptos, [nome:] 110 § c, 113 § m and p, 132 213 (n. 76: Mut, 'road' in demotic), 215 (n. Cf 4; [cults:] 194 (n. 59 and 62) 102: Opet) -, Deir el-Bahri, 227 f. EARTIlQUAKE, 238 (n. 270) -, Deir el-Medina, 39, 103 (n. 14), 223, 228 .
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