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Last Updated on 22 Feb 2017

Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 337: Daitaleis

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Attica with Salamis
ii. Region Attica
iii. Site Athens

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Δαιταλεῖς (IG II2 1267, l. 3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Daitaleis

III. DATE

i. Date(s) s. iv BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Other:Daitaleis: Their name means those participating in a banquet, see LSJ s.v. δαιταλεύς, daitaleus.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG II2 1267 (s. iv BC)
Note Ed. pr.: An.Ép. 1853: 1069, no. 2015 (ΑΡΜΑ 5: 65, no. 449)
See also: BE 1974: no. 218
Online Resources IG II2 1267
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Very fragmentary Greek decree
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble stele measuring 0.16x0.165m.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the Athenian Acropolis, now in the Epigraphical Museum, EM 7778.

VII. ORGANIZATION

vi. Laws and rules There is a puzzling reference to a law (νόμος, nomos, l. 5).

XII. NOTES

ii. Poland concordance Poland A61
iii. Bibliography Pakkanen, P. (1996), Interpreting early Hellenistic religion. A study based on the mystery cult of Demeter and the cult of Isis. Helsinki.
Parker, R. (1996), Athenian religion: A history. Oxford: 333-4.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The condition of the fragment is so hopeless that we cannot be sure about the corporate character of the group. However, the reference to a law together with the name point to a private association.