Jeret-Junmutef
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Jwn-mw.t = f-jrt |
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Jeret-Junmutef is the ancient Egyptian name of a settlement in the region of today's Sohag , which was in the ninth Upper Egyptian Min-Gau on the western side of the Nile . Not far away was on the eastern side of the Nile Chemmis , the cult site of Horus of Chemmis .
In the 5th dynasty , the place name is first recorded on blocks of the mastaba of Raemka in Sakkara . The archaeological find is now kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York .
background
Naming
 
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Based on the spelling of the name, it is likely that the village was near the temple of Iunmutef . It is also possible that a long-established cult exists in Jeret-Iunmutef. A re-establishment of an agricultural settlement for the royal or private cult of the dead cannot exist, as a founding name is missing. In the case of a royal foundation, the name of the king would be added to the place name in addition to the name of the gods.
In addition, Jeret-Iunmutef is a popular place name that shows a close bond between the god Iunmutef and the people of the region. The resulting popularity prompted the residents to “spontaneously name” the settlement and its lands located there. This finding suggests that the temple of Junmutef was in the neighborhood.
Local foundation
The determinative “njwt” allows conclusions to be drawn about the age of the place, since “njwt-places” with popular names are long-standing settlements and associated fields. Part of the income from agriculture was usually used for royal or private provision for the dead.
The time of origin of the place goes back at least to the beginning of the 4th or 5th dynasty.
See also
literature
- Helen Jaquet-Gordon: Les noms des domaines funéraires sous l'ancien empire égyptien . Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1962, pp. 81 and 353–355.
- William Hayes: The scepter of Egypt, Vol. 1 - From the earliest times to the end of the middle kingdom - . Abrams, New York 1990 (first edition reprinted 1953), ISBN 0-87099-578-2 , p. 94.
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