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Last Updated on 13 Jan 2019

Author: Cassandre Hartenstein

CAPInv. 1481: The association of Harpochrates

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Elephantine (U01)
iii. Site Philae

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Tȝ ẖny.t n Ḥr-pȝ-ẖrṱ (Graff. Dodec. Philae 443 l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) The association of Harpochrates

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 72 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:Harpochrates
iii. Descriptive terms ẖny.t
Note ẖny.t: l. 1). In the edition of this graffito, the word ‘association’ is translitterated sn.t, but this reading was rejected by De Cenival 2006.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Graff. Dodec. Philae 443 (day 10 of Pauni under Vespasian = 2 June AD 72).
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i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script This Demotic graffito may mark the place where this association of Hapochrates met.
ii. Source(s) provenance The inscription is still in situ, in the temple of Isis in Philae, on the wall outside the naos.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The location of the inscription and the fact that it may be the place of meeting of the association suggest that the association may take part in some festivals of the temple.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography De Cenival, Fr. (2006), ‘À propos du mot désignant en démotique « l’association »’ , RdE 57: 233-234.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of ẖny.t (l. 1) to describe this group proves that it was a private association.