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Geographical area |
Egypt
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| ii. |
Nome |
Arsinoites (00)
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| iii. |
Site |
Ptolemais Euergetis
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| i. |
Full name (original language) |
οἱ τὸ τεταγμένον ἔχοντες ἐν τῶι Ἀρσινοίτηι ἱππεῖς (I.Fayoum I 9, ll. 4-5)
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| ii. |
Full name (transliterated) |
hoi to tetagmenon echontes en toi Arsinoitei hippeis
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| ii. |
Name elements |
| Geographical: | Arsinoites | | Other: | hippeis (army)
to tetagmenon (military post) |
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| i. |
Source(s) |
I.Fayoum I 9 (80/79-69/68 BC)
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Note |
Other editions: SB I 623; SEG XXVI 1728.
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Online Resources |
I.Fayoum I 9
TM 6543
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| i.a. |
Source type(s) |
Epigraphic source(s)
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| i.b. |
Document(s) typology & language/script |
Fragmentary Greek dedication on behalf of Ptolemy XII Neo Dionysus Auletes and Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
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| i.c. |
Physical format(s) |
Stele.
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| ii. |
Leadership |
[ἀρχισυνά]γωγος, [archisyna]gogos (l. 6). The same man was also high-priest of the association (ἀρχιερεύς, archiereus, l. 6).
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| iv. |
Officials |
ἀρχιερεύς, archiereus (l. 6). This charge was held by the president of the association himself ([ἀρχισυνά]γωγος, [archisyna]gogos, l. 6).
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| ii. |
Gender |
Men
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Note |
Given the fact that the members of the association belonged to the cavalry (hippeis, l. 5), they were men.
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| iii. |
Age |
Adults
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Note |
As military men, the members of the association were adults.
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| iv. |
Status |
The association gathered together the cavarly-men who had their post in the Arsinoite nome (ll. 4-5).
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Honours/Other activities |
The association of hippeis stationed in the Arsinoites showed their loyalty to the Royal House by dedicating the inscription on behalf of the King and Queen.
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Private association |
Certain
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Note |
The restoration [ἀρχισυνά]γωγος, [archisyna]gogos in l. 6 seems certain and would leave no doubts about this being a private association.
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