ABSTRACT
Religion is often understood in relation to a number of different concepts and practices. Ancient Egyptian religion recognized a multitude of gods and invested power in an astonishing array of cult objects. This chapter identifies the extent to which non-official inscriptions may be situated within the spatio-cultural environment of ancient religious practice. It explores the accompanying text in the same location confirms the usefulness of non-official inscriptions as a barometer of religious sentiment and the degree to which state cult and dynastic politics intersected in New Kingdom Egypt. While Greek remained the official language of Dura-Europos throughout much of its history, the architectural fabric of the city belies its cultural diversity as an outpost of the Parthian and Roman East. By the time Dura-Europos was founded the middle of the Hellenistic age popular Greek religion of the period gave responsibility to the Olympian gods for what was good in life.
