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Last Updated on 09 Jul 2018

Author: Paschalis Paschidis

CAPInv. 804: U-MAC-010

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Macedonia
ii. Region Mygdonia
iii. Site Thessalonike

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-MAC-010

III. DATE

i. Date(s) f. iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

iii. Descriptive terms συνήθεια, synetheia (?)
Note synetheia: IG X.2.1 Suppl. 10486, l. 7 (completely restored)

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1048 (f. iii AD)
Note Other editions: SEG 56: 746
Online Resources IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1048 and AGRW ID 22376
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Law in Greek (?)
i.c. Physical format(s) Stele
ii. Source(s) provenance Presumably from the eastern cemetery of Thessalonike

VII. ORGANIZATION

iv. Officials An ἐξεταστής, exetastes (l. 6), regulating matters pertaining to the members' funeral costs, is the only official mentioned in this fragmentary text.
vi. Laws and rules The inscription preserves part of the regulations of an association. L. 3 specifies that something must be inscribed on a λεύκωμα, leukoma, a gypsum-covered tablet, and displayed during banquets, presumably at the association's club-house. Ll. 4-7 specify rules pertaining to how the association should cover (part of ?) the cost of the members' and their family's funerals, under the supervision of the exetastes. Finally, ll. 7-9 are provisions for loans (with interest) provided by the association to its members.
ix. Privileges Apart from the financial help the association offers for the cost of its members' and their family's funeral (ll. 4-7), it also offered loans with interest to its members.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i. Treasury/Funds The law mentions the association's treasury (l. 8: ἐκ τοῦ κοινοῦ, ek tou koinou).

X. ACTIVITIES

ii. Meetings and events Regular banquets (δοχαί, dochai, l. 3) were held by the association, presumably at its club-house.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Nigdelis, P.M. (2006), Επιγραφικά Θεσσαλονίκεια. Συμβολή στην πολιτική και κοινωνική ιστορία της αρχαίας Θεσσαλονίκης. Thessaloniki: 196-201, no. 13.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note Although there is no available information on this collectivity's name and nature, the vocabulary used and the provisions for funerals assure that it is a private association.