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Last Updated on 14 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1660: halopolai

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἁλοπῶλαι (P.Mich. II 123 recto col.VII l. 27)
ii. Full name (transliterated) halopolai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 45 / 46 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:halopolai
iii. Descriptive terms Not stated

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Mich. II 123 recto col.VII l. 27 (AD 45/6)
Online Resources P.Mich. II 123 recto
TM 11967
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Grapheion register (the clause refers to a payment, ἀναφόρια anaphoria of 208 dr. registered by this group) in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Papyrus

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership Title not stated, but presumably the named Peteeus (var. of Petheus) is the current leader ("Peteeus and the other saltmerchants").
iii. Members "other salt-merchants" (ἄλλοι ἀλοπῶλαι, alloi halopolai).

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note Likely male given the information in P.Mich. V 245 = See CAPInv. 1658 (?)
iii. Age Adults
vi. Proper names and physical features Peteeus (var. of Petheus)

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction We can only posit interaction between the grapheion and this particular group of salt merchants.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments It is tempting to include this reference with those in P.Mich. V 245 (CAPInv. 1658), but in the light of the lack of further evidence than recorded here, it seems best to record this group as a different entity.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note Certain given the relationship to other groups of halopolai in the region at around the same time. See CAPInv. 1658.