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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 1173: to hieron synedrion to[n sakkophoron ton apo t]ou metretou

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Mysia
iii. Site Kyzikos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ ἱερὸν συνέδριον τῶ[ν σακκοφόρων τῶν ἀπὸ τ]|οῦ μετρητοῦ (IMT Kyz Kapu Dağ 1584,I ll.. 6-7)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to hieron synedrion to[n sakkophoron ton apo t]ou metretou

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Imp.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:hieron
Professional:σακκοφόροι, sakkophoroi: porters
οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ μετρητοῦ, hoi apo tou metretou: the phrase apo tou metretou derives from the measurement unit of metretes and probably denotes those involved in the trade of products sold and purchased, after being measured accordingly, stationed near the agora where the official measure units were normally kept (Robert 1977: 92).
iii. Descriptive terms συνέδριον, synedrion

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IMT Kyz Kapu Dağ 1584,I (Imp.)
Note Edd.pr.
Mordtmann 1881: 125 no. 5

Dittmann-Schöne 2010: no. I.3.5
Online Resources IMT Kyz Kapu Dağ 1584,I

AGRW 11087
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Funerary inscription in Greek stipulating a fine payable to the hieron synedrion ton sakkophoron ton apo tou metretou in case of tomb violation.
i.c. Physical format(s) Sarcophagus.
ii. Source(s) provenance Not indicated by Mordtmann (1881: 125 no. 5).

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iii. Income Fines: tomb violation (ll. 4-8) incurred a fine of 2500 denarii.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction A fine was incurred in case of violation of a private funerary monument; in particular, 2500 denarii were to be paid to the association and an equal amount ([τ]ὸ ἴσον, [t]o ison, lL. 6-7) was also payable to the city.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Dittmann-Schöne, I. (2010), Die Berufsvereine in den Städten des kaiserzeitlichen Kleinasiens. Regensburg.
Mordtmann, J.H. (1881), 'Zur Epigraphik von Kyzikos', MDAI(A) 6: 121-31/
Robert, L. (1977), 'Documents d' Asie Mineure', BCH 101: 43-132.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note In Roman Asia Minor the term synedrion is often used in connection to professional associations (Poland 1909: 156-7). In this case the sakkophoroi are organized in a synedrion. The durability of the group is inferred by the fact that they are the recipients of fines in case of the violation of tombs.