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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 1168: hiera techne ton leukourgon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Mysia
iii. Site Kyzikos ?
Prokonnesos ?

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἱερὰ τέχνη τῶν λευκουργῶν (I.Kyz. 409 l. 3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hiera techne ton leukourgon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Imp. (?)

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:hiera - this epithet is often carried by professional associations in the Imperial period (Poland 1909: 169, 540).
Professional:leukourgoi: marble workers
iii. Descriptive terms τέχνη, techne
Note The term normally designates an association of craftsmen (Poland 1909: 122; Robert 1960: 26 n.1).

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Kyz. 409 (Imp.)
Note Edd. pr.:
Mango & Hawkins 1968: 313 no. 3


Dittmann-Schöne 2010: no. I.3.2
Online Resources IMT Kyz PropInseln 1346

AGRW 7211
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Funerary inscription in Greek with stipulations against the violation of the funerary monument. In case of violations fines are to be incurred, payable to the city and the techne ton leukourgon.
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble block.
H. 66 x W. 78 cm.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found reused in the Monastery of Lips (Fenari Isa Mosque) in Istanbul.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iii. Income Fines: a fine of 1500 denarii is payable to the techne ton leukourgon in case of tomb violation (l. 3). This amount is inferred by the term [τὸ ἴσο]ν ([to iso]n, l. 3) referring to the amount of 1500 denarii payable to the city. Although the word is largely restored, a similar expression is used in IMT Kyz Kapu Dağ 1584 l. 8 / CAP Inv..

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction A fine was incurred in case of violation of a private funerary monument; in particular, 1500 denarii were to be paid to the city (largely restored, line 3) and an equal amount ([τὸ ἴσο]ν, [to iso]n, l. 3) was also payable to the techne ton leukourgon.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments This association might be one and the same as CAP Inv. 1169 for the following reasons:
- both are funerary inscriptions stipulating fines in case of tomb violation payable to the association of marble workers (leukourgoi) or stone cutters (lithoxooi).
- both inscriptions were found reused in the Monastery of Lips. They might have been transported from the same cemetery given that both inscriptions are funerary.
iii. Bibliography Dittmann-Schöne, I. (2010), Die Berufsvereine in den Städten des kaiserzeitlichen Kleinasiens. Regensburg.
Mango, C. & Hawkins, E.J.W. (1968), 'Additional Notes', DOP 18: 299-315.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The terminology used (techne, see above IV.iii. followed by the name of craftsmen) makes it certain that we have here a private professional association.