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Last Updated on 08 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1409: apolysimoi

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἀπολύσιμοι (P.Mich. V 244 l. 5)
ii. Full name (transliterated) apolysimoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 43 - 46 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Status-related:apolysimoi
iii. Descriptive terms πλήθος, plethos
Note plethos: P.Mich. II 123 recto, col. XXII, l. 44

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Mich. V 244 (26 Aug. AD 43)
P.Mich. II 123 recto, col. III, l. 40; col. VIII, l. 26; col. XXII, l. 44 (AD 45/6)
Note Other editions of P.Mich. V 244: AGRW 301
Online Resources P.Mich. V 244 = TM 12085 = AGRW ID 3168
P.Mich. II 123 recto = TM 11967
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script P.Mich. V 244: regulations/charter in Greek
P.Mich. II 123: grapheion register in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) papyrus

VII. ORGANIZATION

vi. Laws and rules P.Mich. V 244 represents the regulations of the group; the document is referred to as χιρόγρ(αφον) (l. χειρόγραφον) Κρονίωνο(ς) τοῦ Ἡρωδίωνος, cheirographon Kronion, son of Herodion 'document of Kronion, son of Herodion' in P.Mich. V 244 verso.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number 24 (in P.Mich. V 244)
ii. Gender Men
Note The recorded names are male names.
iii. Age Adults
Note avg. 31.6; range from 29-40 (in P.Mich. V 244)

XII. NOTES

i. Comments P.Mich. II 123R, col.III, l.40: mention of payment for preparing a declaration and a contract for the apolysimoi and cattle herders in the grapheion accounts for a fee of 11 drachmas; Mention of declaration prepared for the apolysimoi and cattle herders, P.Mich. II 123R, col. VIII, l.26 at no charge; mention of preparation of a contract for the plethos of apolysimoi in grapheion accounts, P.Mich. II 123R, col. XXII, l.44.
iii. Bibliography Alston, R. (1998) “Trade and the City in Roman Egypt.” In H. Parkins and C. Smith, eds. Trade, Traders and the Ancient City. London; New York: Routledge, 172
Arnaoutoglou, I. N. (2005) "Collegia in the Province of Egypt in the First Century AD." AncSoc 35: 201
Venticinque, Ph. F. (2010) "Family Affairs: Guild Regulations and Family Relationships in Roman Egypt." GRBS 50: 278-9; 282-3
Venticinque, Ph. F. (2013). “Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 2.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note Given the evidence here, we can be assured that the association here is private.