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Last Updated on 20 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 1494: tektones

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Ionia
iii. Site Ephesos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τεκτόνες (I.Eph(esos) 549, l. 2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) tektones

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 100 (?) - 300 (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:tektones

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Eph(esos) 549 549 (100 (?) - 300 (?) AD)
Note See also:
Dittmann-Schöne II.1.13
Online Resources I.Eph(esos) 549
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Seat inscriptions, Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Building block of a wall
ii. Source(s) provenance Marble street

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects It is unclear what place was designated as belonging to the association.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments This associations was probably different from the naourgoi tektones attested in other Ephesian inscriptions.
iii. Bibliography Dittmann-Schöne, I. (2010), Die Berufsvereine in den Städten des kaiserzeitlichen Kleinasiens. 2nd. ed. Regensburg: 137.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain