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Last Updated on 09 Mar 2017

Author: Alexandru Avram

CAPInv. 1207: Dumus

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Thrace
ii. Region Euxine Coast
iii. Site Mihail Kogalniceanu (modern toponym), territory of Tomis.

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Dumus (l. δοῦμος doumus) (I.Tomis 160)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Dumus

III. DATE

i. Date(s) s. ii - e. iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Dumus, Latin transcription for δοῦμος, doumos.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Tomis 160 (s. ii - e. iii AD).
Online Resources I.Tomis 160
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Fragmentary Latin dedication made by the dumus to an unknown divinity.
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragmentary altar of limestone.
ii. Source(s) provenance Mihail Kogalniceanu (modern toponym), territory of Tomis.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

i. Archaeological remains The altar itself.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members Called sacratis dumi (ll. 7-8). Only three names are preserved, among them those of two officials.
iv. Officials One pater dumi (l. 5).
One mater dumi (ll. 6-7).

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Women
Note The officials include a man and a woman.
iii. Age Adults

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The terminology points to a private association.