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Last Updated on 16 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1855: U-EGY-064

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Alexandria (L00)
iii. Site Alexandria; Canopus

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-EGY-064

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 20 / 21 AD

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Alex.Imp. 46 (AD 20)
Note Other publications: IGR I 1051; SB V 8775; I.Breccia 51.
Online Resources I.Alex.Imp. 46
TM 102646
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication; Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Statue Base

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership l.1-3: [Di]onysius son of Dorion, προ[σ]τατήσ̣α̣ς̣ prostatesas.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Dedication of a statue of Serapis.
Deities worshipped Serapis/Sarapis

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Preserves a dedication of a statue of Sarapis by Dionysius who likely was an association official. There is no indication of whether he was acting on behalf of the group which he served as the prostates or if it was out of his own funds and on his own initiative. There is also no indication of the identity of the group, whether it was specifically associated with Sarapis or not. Inclusion here depends on the use of the typical association title and his engagement in honorific/cultic practices.
iii. Bibliography Harland, P. A. (2003) Associations, synagogues, and congregations: claiming a place in ancient Mediterranean society. Philadelphia: 304 n. 4.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note There is no indication of activity by the group, only the dedication by a prostatesas (perhaps of an association) of a statue of Sarapis.