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Author: Jan-Mathieu Carbon

CAPInv. 1127: Adoniastai [...]

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Caria (Rhodian Peraia).
iii. Site Thyssanous

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀδωνιασταί [...] (I.Rhod.Per. 156 l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Adoniastai [...]

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 150 - 50 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

i. Name in other forms Only part of the name is preserved in the inscription (ll. 1-2). It seems that this association had a composite name consisting of more than one elements.
ii. Name elements
Cultic:Adoniastai: worshippers of Adonis

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Rhod.Per. 156 (mid 2nd - mid 1st c. BC)
Note Bresson, Recueil Pérée 126
Online Resources I.Rhod.Per. 156
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary inscription for an unknown benefactor
i.c. Physical format(s) Stone plaque partly preserved
ii. Source(s) provenance Thyssanous (Ortaca)

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The inscription is a fragmentary list of honours passed by various associations for an unknown benefactor (CAPInv. 1996; CAPInv. 1997; CAPInv. 1998). The honours passed by the association of Adoniastai consists of a gold crown.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments For the date see Bresson 1991, 128.
iii. Bibliography Bresson, A. (1991), Recueil des Inscription de la Pérée rhodienne (Pérée intégrée): Paris.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The composite name (partly preserved) of the association together with the type of the inscription (list of honours passed for an individual by various associations) renders the identification of the group under question with an association certain.