ABSTRACT
ATonetimeEdfuwasanindependentprincedom, possiblywithitsbordersextendingasfarastheCataract; itwasthustheneighbouringprincipalitytoThebes,and thoughthePharaohsatMemphismightexerciseanominal suzeraintytherulersofEdfuwereprobablyindependent forallpracticalpurposes.