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Last Updated on 06 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1378: synodos hiereon

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) σύνοδος ἱερέων (P.Mich. V 322b l. 4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) synodos hiereon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 51 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:hiereis
Status-related:hiereis
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος synodos
Note synodos: P.Mich. V 322b l. 4

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Mich. V 322b (13 May AD 51)
Online Resources P.Mich. V 322b
TM 12133
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Account of a beer shop in Greek (for the three and one half months from beginning of Mecheir, through Phamenoth and Pharmouthi, until 18th of Pachon)

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects Beer shop (l.3)

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership Psuphis, son of Onnophris, προστάτης prostates (1.4)

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

ii. Realty The beer shop in Tebtynis to which this account is attached may be the property of the association, but is more likely to be the property of the temple that Psuphis represents.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

vi. Proper names and physical features Psuphis, son of Onnophris

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note It is difficult to be sure whether the synodos in this case is really private, given the context and connections to a temple. Much hinges on the identification and ownership of the beer shop in question.