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The present study examines the title holders in the Old Kingdom. The first part of the study has already been published in the Journal of Egyptian Language and Antiquity. The second part contains a prosopographic list with 37 entries that support the contents of the first part. The list is divided into two parts: the first part contains the names of individuals whose identity is clear, while the second part contains references to individuals whose names are unknown. The list is mainly based on tomb inscriptions and other documents. The study also provides information about the titles and kinship relationships of the individuals. [Extracted from the article]

The obscure title im has received some scholarly attention, but there is still uncertainty regarding its reading and meaning. Even so, there is something to be attributed to the im holder very clearly: their high, even very high, position within the structure of the Egyptian elite. This paper, articulated in two parts, aims to provide a prosopographical study of the im title from sources dated from the Thinite Age to the end of the Old Kingdom. In this part, the sources of the title are presented in order to examine their nature, their provenance, and the social and historical context of the title's holder. Eventually, some considerations of the field of activity to which the title is related, the function that it implies, if any, and changes that it experienced through time will be offered. The second part, which will be published in the following issue of ZÄS, will contain the actual prosopographical list consisting of 37 entries, namely the documentation which supports the contents of the present part. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]