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I. LOCATION

i.	Geographical area	Attica with Salamis
ii.	Region	Attica
iii.	Site	Athens

II. NAME

i.	Full name (original language)	κοινὸν τῶν ἐρανιστῶν (IG II² 1291, ll. 15-16, 20, 27)
ii.	Full name (transliterated)	koinon ton eraniston

III. DATE

i.

Date(s)

s. iii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

iii.	Descriptive terms	κοινόν, koinon
	Note	koinon: IG II² 1291, ll. 15-16, 20, 27

V. SOURCES

i.	Source(s)	IG II² 1291 (second half III BC)
	Note	Ed. pr. RA 1865, 497. Other publications: Lueders no. 7; Foucart no. 27; GRA I 19. Cf. SEG 33: 1570; SEG 44: 255.
	Online Resources	IG II² 1291 AGRW ID 3757
i.a.	Source type(s)	Epigraphic source(s)
i.b.	Document(s) typology & language/script	Greek honorific decree for Theon, son of Aischylion, isoteles for his performance as treasurer, as well as Dionysios the secretary, the stewards, and the hieropoioi.
i.c.	Physical format(s)	Marble stele broken on top and bottom, measuring 0,23x0,15m.
ii.	Source(s) provenance	Seen by ed. pr. in Athens, although he assumes a provenance from Piraeus, now in the Epigraphical Museum.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii.	Members	Members are called ἐρανισταί, eranistai, ll. 5-6, 9-11.
iv.	Officials	Treasurer (ταμίας, tamias, l. 12). Secretary (γραμματεύς, grammateus, l. 17). Stewards (ἐπιμεληταί, epimeletai, ll. 21-22). Hieropoioi (ἱεροποιοί, hieropoioi, l. 22).
vi.	Laws and rules	There is a vague reference to the laws of the eranistai (ll. 5-7: [κατὰ τοὺς νό]\|μους τοὺς κοινοὺς τ[ῶν ἐρανιστῶ]\|ν, [kata tous no]mous tous koinous t[on eranisto]n) pertaining probably to the administration of a fund?, ll. 2-5: ὀ\|ρθῶ]ς καὶ δικαί[ως διεχείρισε τὸ ἀ\|ρ]γύριον τ[ὸ] κοινὸ[ν ὃ παρακατέθεν?]\|το αὐτῶι οἱ ἐρανιστ[αί---], ortho]s kai dikai[os diecheirise to ar]gyrion t[o] koinon ho parakatethento autoi hoi eranist[ai]. Equally vague is the reference to an oath in l. 9, κατὰ τὸν ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν, kata ton horkon hon omosen, sworn by an unknown person, perhaps related to the performance of his duties.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i.

Treasury/Funds

There is a rather vague reference to common funds in ll. 2-5: ὀ|ρθῶ]ς καὶ δικαί[ως διεχείρισε τὸ ἀ|ρ]γύριον τ[ὸ] κοινὸ[ν ὃ παρακατέθεν?]|το αὐτῶι οἱ ἐρανιστ[αί], [ortho]s kai dikai[os diecheirise to arg]yrion t[o] koino[n ho parakatethen]to autoi hoi eranist[ai].
The term ἔρανος, eranos in l. 7 may denote a special fund formed by the members' contributions. For a similar case see also IG II² 1298, l. 20.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii.	Gender	Men
	Note	Θέων Αἰσχυλίωνος ἰσοτελής Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (35). Διονύσιος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (950).
iii.	Age	Adults
iv.	Status	One is a foreign resident (metic) exempted from the payment of the particular duty (metoikion). The other remains unidentified.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii.	Worship	On the basis of the divinities associated to each hieropoios (ll. 22-24), one may suppose worship by the group.
	Deities worshipped	Zeus Saviour (Ζεὺς Σωτήρ, Zeus Soter), ll. 22-23. Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς), l. 23. Saviour (Gods) (Σωτῆρες, Soteres), ll. 23-24.
iv.	Honours/Other activities	Theon is honoured with a praise (ἐπαινέσαι, epainesai, l. 11) and an olive-leaves crown (θαλλοῦ σ\|τέφανον, thallou stephanon, ll. 13-4) because of his zeal (φιλοτιμία, philotimia) and benevolence (εὔνοια, eunoia). Similarly Dionysios the secretary is honoured in ll. 16-8. The stewards together with the hieropoioi are praised and honoured in ll. 21-5 for their virtue (ἀρετή, arete) and zeal (φιλοτιμία, philotimia).

XII. NOTES

ii.	Poland concordance	Poland A33
iii.	Bibliography	Baslez, M.-F. (2006), ‘Entraide et mutualisme dans les associations des cités grecques à l’époque hellénistique’ in M. Molin (ed.), Les régulations sociales dans l’antiquité (Actes du colloque d’Angers 23 et 24 mai 2003). Rennes: 157-68. Mikalson, J. (1998), Religion in Hellenistic Athens. Los Angeles: 150. Pakkanen, P. (1996), Interpreting early Hellenistic religion. A study based on the mystery cult of Demeter and the cult of Isis. Helsinki. Wilhelm, A. (2006), ‘Athenische Urkunden. Teil VI.’ in , H. Taueber (ed.), A. Wilhelm. Kleine Schriften III. Schriften aus Adolf Wilhelm Nachlass. Wien: 272 no. 45.

XIII. EVALUATION

i.	Private association	Certain
	Note	The association displays all the hallmarks of a private association: distinct name, membership, organization, property and durability.

CAPInv. 304: koinon ton eraniston