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Last Updated on 27 Feb 2017

Author: Paschalis Paschidis

CAPInv. 842: to koinon ton diakonon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Greece with the Ionian Islands
ii. Region Epirus (Thesprotia)
iii. Site Ambrakia

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ κοινὸν τῶν διακόνων (RICIS 111/0102, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to koinon ton diakonon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:diakonoi: The association consists of "servants" of the cult of the Egyptian Gods.
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: RICIS 111/0102, l. 1

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) RICIS 111/0102 (i BC)
Note Other publications: CIG II 1800, SIRIS 90
Online Resources AGRW ID 23778
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Unknown
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in a church in Arta (modern toponym).

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership The ἱερεύς, hiereus, 'priest' of the cult appears to have been a member of the association, given that he is listed first among the (other) diakonoi, and thus presumably led the association.
iii. Members The members are called διάκονοι, diakonoi, 'servants'. The term is rarely used for minor sanctuary or cult officials in pre-Christian contexts.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number Ten members are listed in the surviving fragment of the catalogue, including the priest.
ii. Gender Men
Note All listed members are men.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship As in other cases pertaining to the cult of the Egyptian cult, the association probably included the liturgical personnel and/or initiates of a higher order of the cult. Given the dedication to Serapis, Isis, Anubis, and Harpokrates, worship by the group can be supposed.
Deities worshipped Serapis, Isis, Anubis, Harpokrates

XII. NOTES

ii. Poland concordance Poland B 54

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note If the pattern attested in Macedonia (see CAPInv. 709, XIII.i) and other parts of the Greek world is followed, the liturgical association of the cult of the Egyptian Gods may have been independent from the civic authorities.