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Last Updated on 24 Nov 2018

Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. 63: synodos chenoboskon

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) σύνοδος χηνοβοσκῶν (I.Fayoum II 109, ll. 6-7)
ii. Full name (transliterated) synodos chenoboskon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 102 (?) BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:chenoboskoi (gooseherds)
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos
Note Synodos: I.Fayoum II 109, l. 6

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Fayoum II 109 (21 Mecheir = 7 March 102 BC ?)
Note Other editions: SB III 6254.
Online Resources I.Fayoum II 109
TM 8156
AGRW ID 15236
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek topos inscription with dedication on behalf of (probably) Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X Alexander I.
i.c. Physical format(s) Votive columnette.
ii. Source(s) provenance First courtyard of the temple of Pnepheros in Theadelpheia.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects The association singled out a τ̣όπ̣ος topos (l. 6) within the precinct of the local temple of Pnepheros devoted to the association's uses. They may have had a shrine to the god or a meeting-place there.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

ii. Realty The associations owned a topos within the precinct of the temple of Pnepheros. Its extent, uses, and architectural structures elude us.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The fact that the columnette was found within the temple of Pnepheros in Theadelpheia seems to suggest that the association worshipped that deity.
Deities worshipped Pnepheros (?)
iv. Honours/Other activities The association shows its devotion to the Royal House by making the inscription 'on behalf of' the Queen and King (ll. 1-5).

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Given their presence in the local temple of Pnepheros, the association of goosherds of Theadelpheia seems to have taken part in the broader religious life of the temple.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The terminology used (synodos) and the presence of a topos belonging to them (which suggests the dealings in which the group was involved) make it certain that we have here a private association.