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Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 679: U-NEA-023

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area The Near East and Beyond
ii. Region Syria
iii. Site Dura Europos

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-NEA-023

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - iii AD

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Dura-Europos V 459 (i - iii AD)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script List of names, in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Graffito
ii. Source(s) provenance Scratched into the Eastern wall of room W 7 in the temple of Azzanathkona.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number 12

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Milik, J.T. (1972), Dédicaces faites par des dieux (Palmyre, Hatra, Tyr) et des thiases sémitiques à l’époque romaine. Paris.
Rostovtzeff, M.I. (1934), The Excavations at Dura-Europos. Preliminary Report of Fifth Season of Work, October 1931-March 1932. New Haven.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note Milik 1972: 132-3 argues that this is a thiasos consisting of 12 members (the leader not being mentioned), and thus corresponding to his second type of Semitic thiasoi. All names are followed by a numeral; Milik takes these as contributions to the banquet.
This is possible, but far from certain. There are other lists in the same sanctuary, on the same wall, that Milik also regards as evidence for associations: cf. CAPInv. 678 and Dura-Europos V, no. 460 (very fragmentary, not listed in this inventory).