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Last Updated on 17 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1936: hiera synodos

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Hermopolites (U15)
iii. Site Tenis - Hakoris (Tehna)

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἱερὰ σύνοδος (I.Louvre 73 , ll. 3-4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hiera synodos

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 212 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:hiera
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος synodos
Note synodos: I.Louvre 73 , ll. 3-4

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Louvre 73 (AD 212)
Note Other publications: = I. Akoris 45; IGChrEg 165; SEG 38: 1677 [45] descr.
Online Resources I.Louvre 73

I.Akoris 45

IGChrEg 165

SEG 38: 1677

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i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek funerary inscription
i.c. Physical format(s) stele: limestone

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership ἀρχιερατεύσας archierateusas (ll. 2-3), Aurelius Sarapion (l. 1).

IX. MEMBERSHIP

vi. Proper names and physical features Aurelius Sarapion

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Sarapion appears to have held the position of high priest of this association for three years, but whether or not his tenure here was limited to this particular time span, or whether it was something else (i.e. annual) in nature is unclear.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note It seems entirely probable that this is a private association given the relevant comparanda.