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Last Updated on 18 Jan 2019

Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. 1988: the bearers/carriers of the (images of the) gods of Petepsais

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) pȝ ṯȝy ntr.w n Pȝ-di-[pȝ]-Šyȝ (Short Texts III 1353, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) the bearers/carriers of the (images of the) gods of Petepsais

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 100 (?) - 125 (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:the bearers/carriers of the (images of the) gods
Professional:the bearers/carriers of the (images of the) gods
Status-related:the bearers/carriers of the (images of the) gods
Theophoric:Petepsais

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Short Texts III 1353 (AD 100-125?)
Note Other publications: de Morgan, Kom Ombo II p. 337 no. 1024 c
Online Resources TM 702995
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Demotic graffito from the temple wall.
i.c. Physical format(s) Graffito.
ii. Source(s) provenance Graffito found at the rear end of the outer temple wall of Ombos.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note On the basis of the nomenclature of the group, it is possible that the bearers/carriers of the images of the gods formed a private association. Lack of further information prevents any firmer conclusions.