pastophorus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pastophorus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παστοφόρος (pastophóros), from παστός (pastós, ceremonial curtain) + -φόρος (-phóros, bearer), a loose calque of Demotic jrj-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian jrj-ꜥꜣ (doorkeeper), from jrj (keeper) + ꜥꜣ (door). An old interpretation of the Greek term as ‘shrine-bearer’ is now rejected.

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Noun

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pastophorus (plural pastophori)

  1. (historical) A type of lesser priest in ancient Egypt, originally serving as a doorkeeper to a temple.

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References

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  • Friedhelm Hoffmann and Joachim Friedrich Quack (2014), “Pastophoros” in A. M. Dodson, J. J. Johnston, W. Monkhouse (Hg.), A good scribe and an exceedingly wise man: Studies in Honour of W. J. Tait (GHP Egyptology 21), London, pages 127–155.