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Double names have a long history in Egypt. They are already attested on Old Kingdom funerary monuments, where concern about eternal life required a correct identification of the deceased. When Greek and Egyptian cultures came into contact under the Ptolemies, bilingual polyonymy (i.e. the combination of an Egyptian and a Greek name) became more popular. During this period, Greek ethnicity was valued as a symbol of power and social status, and was used to create borders between the rulers and the ruled. At the same time, however, it was a flexible concept and this made it a useful tool for crossing the very same boundaries it constructed. As ethnicity became a crucial aspect of one's identity, it is not surprising that bilingual polyonymy was well attested among those that formed a bridge between the ruling class and the Egyptian population : particularly military, administrative and priestly officials. Since they moved between largely separated ethnic contexts, combining names of different linguistic origins was a way to negotiate their ethnic identities. Rather than serving as a reliable source for ethnic origin, names can therefore be interpreted as an expression of the ethnic identity of an individual in a certain space or context.
Names, Greek --- Names, Egyptian --- Names, Personal --- Ethnicity --- Greeks --- Noms grecs --- Noms égyptiens --- Noms de personnes --- Ethnicité --- Grecs --- History --- Histoire --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Civilization --- Greek influences --- Civilisation --- Influence grecque --- Civilization. --- Ethnicity. --- Greeks. --- Names, Greek. --- Names, Personal. --- Greek influences. --- 332 B.C.-640 A.D. --- Egypt. --- Academic collection --- Noms égyptiens --- Ethnicité --- Names [Greek ] --- Names [Personal ] --- 332 B.C.-638 A.D. --- Greco-Roman period, 332 BC-638 AD
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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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