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The aim of this work is to investigate how in Roman Egypt, double names were used by the local elite to promote their social status. Polyonymy (i.e. the use of multiple names) is found in Egyptian texts as early as the Old Kingdom, and during the Ptolemaic period the practice is adopted in Greek environments as well. At this time, double names generally combined a Greek and an Egyptian name and reflected the complexity of ethnic identity in Ptolemaic society. It is in the Roman period, however, that numbers rise spectacularly--from roughly 1% at the beginning of Roman rule, to over 6%, peaking under the Severans. This upsurge of double names was triggered for a reason--a study of the phenomenon may paint a picture of the ideals and aspirations underlying this choice.

Egyptian language -- Names --- Egyptian names --- Egyptische namen --- Namen [Egyptische ] --- Names [Egyptian ] --- Noms égyptiens --- Names, Egyptian --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Elite (Sciences sociales) --- History --- Histoire --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Civilization --- Social life and customs --- Civilisation --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Names, Greek --- Names, Personal --- Social status --- Social conditions --- Elite. --- Doppelname. --- Römerzeit. --- Names, Greek. --- Names, Personal. --- Social conditions. --- Social status. --- To 1500. --- Ägypten. --- Egypt. --- England. --- Academic collection --- Noms égyptiens --- Names [Greek ] --- Names [Personal ] --- To 1500 --- Social structure --- Onomastics --- Greco-Roman period, 332 BC-638 AD --- 332 B.C.-638 A.D. --- Names, Greek - Egypt --- Names, Personal - Egypt --- Social status - England - History - To 1500.

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The Fayum is a large depression in the western desert of Egypt, receiving its water directly from the Nile. In the early Ptolemaic period the agricultural area expanded a great deal, new villages were founded and many Greeks settled here. When villages on the outskirts were abandoned about AD 300-400, houses and cemeteries remained intact for centuries. Here were found thousands of papyri, ostraca (potsherds) and hundreds of mummy portraits, which have made the area famous among classicists and art historians alike. Most papyri and ostraca are now scattered over collections all over the world. The sixth volume of Collectanea Hellenistica presents 145 reconstructed archives originating from this region, including private, professional, official and temple archives both in Greek and in native Demotic.

Ancient history --- Manuscripts. Epigraphy. Paleography --- Egypt --- Egyptian language --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Archives --- Egyptien (Langue) --- Papyrus grecs --- Papyri, Demotic. --- Papyrus démotiques --- Fayyum (Egypt : Province) --- Fayoum (Egypte) --- Egypte --- Antiquities --- History --- Sources. --- Antiquités --- Histoire --- Sources --- Fayyūm (Egypt) --- # BIBC : Academic collection --- Papyrus démotiques --- Fayyūm (Egypt : Province) --- Antiquités --- Papyri [Demotic ] --- Manuscripts [Greek ] (Papyri) --- Fayyum (Egypt) --- Greco-Roman period, 332 BC-638 AD --- Social conditions --- Economic conditions --- Fayyūm (Egypt) --- Antiquities.