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Last Updated on 13 Jan 2019

Author: Cassandre Hartenstein

CAPInv. 1489: U-EGY-042

Hide this section I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt

Hide this section II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-EGY-042

Hide this section III. DATE

i. Date(s) 300 BC - 300 AD

Hide this section IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

iii. Descriptive terms ʿ.wy
Note ʿ.wy: l. 6

Hide this section V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Short Texts I 147
Note Other edition: CGC 50036.
Online Resources TM 53726
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script The demotic text is a dedication to god Amun-Râ, made by two people and an association (the name of which is unknown).
i.c. Physical format(s) Sandstone stela (35 x 22 x 10 cm).
ii. Source(s) provenance The provenance is unknown.

Hide this section VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership The title in l. 5, mr mšʿ refers during Ptolemaic and Roman periods to the leader of an association (see De Cenival 1972: 159-162).
iii. Members Referred as nȝy⸗w pȝ ʿ.wy (l. 5-6). This expression is often used in associations rules to name the members (see CAPInv. 1689 and CAPInv. 1932).

Hide this section IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note Both members cited are male. We do not know about the others.
vi. Proper names and physical features -Pȝ-ẖrd (l. 3) Pa-chered.
-Pȝ-šr-Ỉs.t (l. 4) Psenesis.

Hide this section XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography De Cenival, Fr. (1972), Les associations religieuses en Égypte d’après les documents démotiques, Le Caire.

Hide this section XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The title of mr šnʿ (l.5) and the expression ʿ.wy referring to a group of people (l.5) are specific to associations. The terminology used makes it certain that we have here a private association.