In 39 BC, at the end of a famine, the priests of Amun-Ra in Thebes proclaimed the στρατηγός Kallimachos “savior”, honoring him as a father, bright star, and good δαίμων. They credited him with having fought the calamities of the region, having benefitted from special epiphanies of Amun-Ra. The synod reformulated the classic response to royal euergetism by including in it motifs such as Maat and the defeat of Seth. This paper aims to reconsider, clarify, and modify some interpretations that emerged in the most recent studies of the Greek part of the stela. In particular, based on a new and alternative reading, I question the existence of a mention of Kallimachos’ grandfather. Furthermore, by examining the rhetoric and “poetics of history” of this literarily accomplished and crucial text, I go beyond the classic debate – long since resolved – over whether Kallimachos was a good official or a would-be king.