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Last Updated on 16 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1744: gerdioi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Philadelphia

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) γέρδιοι (BGU VII 1615, l. 4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) gerdioi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 84 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:gerdioi weavers

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) BGU VII 1615 (26 Apr. - 25 May AD 84)
Online Resources BGU VII 1615
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i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script A List of Weavers. Or an Αccount of clothes (l. 3-4: λόγος ἱμα[τίων] | τῶν ἀναδεδομένων γερδίων logos hima[tion] | ton anadedomenon gerdion); Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) papyrus

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership ἡγούμενος̣ hegoumenos (l. 6): Heron.
iii. Members γέρδιοι, gerdioi 'weavers' (l. 4).

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number At least 27 (?)
ii. Gender Men
Note The recorded names are male names.
v. Relations There may well be several father-son relationships here, but in the absence of definitive evidence, it is difficult to state anything definitively. See further Ventincinque 2010: esp. 277-9.
vi. Proper names and physical features Onnophris, son of Harpaesis; Harpochras; Heron; Psammis, son of Asklas; Asklas; Herakles, son of Mysos; Hatres, son of Harpaesis; Hatres, son of ...; Horos, son of Pasos; Apis, son of Hartho( ); Dionysis (read: Dionysios [?]), son of Nechtpheroys; Pouoris; Peeth...( ), son of Harmiysis; Herakleides, son of Horos; Horigas, son of ...; Pnepheros, son of Herakleides; Kephalon, son of Petesouchos; Petesouchos; Asklas; Onnophris son of Panesneus; Tryphon, son of Ptollas; Archonas, son of Panetbeus; Pasos, son of Pasis (?); Horos, son of Herakleides; Peteesis; Peteesis, son of [ . . . ]; Peteesis.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Unclear, although one wonders about the nature of the document itself (which is problematic and vague) and what relationship it demonstrates between the association/group of workers and the local administration.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Gibbs, M. (forthcoming) 'Collective action, trade associations and the state in Roman Egypt', in D. Rathbone and A. Wilson (eds.), Documents and the Mechanics of Roman Rule, Cambridge.
Venticinque, P. F. (2010). "Family Affairs: Guild Regulations and Family Relationships in Roman Egypt." GRBS 50: 273-94.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note Given the lack of associative terminology here, a definitive response concerning whether this was a private association is difficult. It is certainly possible, but cf. comments of Gibbs (forthcoming) and notes therein concerning the grouping of workers for reasons other than private associations of any longevity.