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Last Updated on 04 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1280: gerdioi Euhemerias

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Euhemeria

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) γέρδιοι Εὐημερήας, l. Εὐημερίας (P.Ryl. II 94, ll. 1-2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) gerdioi Euhemerias

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 15 - 36 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Geographical:Euhemeria
Professional:gerdioi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Ryl. II 94 (AD 15-36)
Note Other publications: Sel. Pap. II 255
Online Resources P.Ryl. II 94TM 13009^//www.trismegistos.org/text/13009^
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Surety agreement in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) papyrus

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership Herakles son of Petesouchos, ἡγούμενος hegoumenos
iv. Officials Aphrodisios son of Asklepiades, γραμματεύς grammateus
viii. Obligations The hegoumenos and grammateus act as surety; it is possible to infer that members were to act as surety for other members, based on nature of agreement here.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number at least 7 (2 officials plus the 5 weavers for whom they provided surety)
ii. Gender Men
Note The recorded members are men.
iii. Age Adults
v. Relations Possible brothers: Harpagathes, son of Orsenouphis, and Heras, son of Orsenouphis.
vi. Proper names and physical features Heracles, son of Petesouchos; Aphrodisius, son of Asclepiades; Harpagathes, son of Orsenouphis; Heras, son of Orsenouphis; Melas, son of Hergeus; Heracles, son of Apollonius.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Agreement made with the agent of the exegetes regarding the surety arrangements, as a consequence of a petition against five weavers.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Günkel, U., High, N., Kovarik, S., Leiminger, B., and Panteghini, S., (2003) 'Bemerkungen zu Papyri XVI. <Korr. Tyche>', Tyche 18: 257.
Gibbs, M. (2011) 'Trade associations in Roman Egypt: their raison d'être', AncSoc 41: 291-315 (esp. p.300)
Venticinque, P. F. (2010), 'Family Affairs: Guild Regulations and Family Relationships in Roman Egypt', GRBS 50: 283.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note It is difficult to be entirely definitive in the absence of clear associative terminology here as to whether or not this was a private association, or one created by the state in response to a specific need. The use of titles such as hegoumenos and grammateus would seem to suggest an association, as would the fact that the weavers here stand surety (something specified in charters). Associations of weavers are also known elsewhere in the region.