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Last Updated on 23 Mar 2017

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 593: kepouroi tes ano pharangos

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area The Near East and Beyond
ii. Region Arabia
iii. Site Gerasa

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) κηπουροὶ τῆς ἄνω φάρανγος (SEG 35: 1573, ll. 9-10)
ii. Full name (transliterated) kepouroi tes ano pharangos

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 209 - 211 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:kepouroi
Topographical:The kepouroi are those "of the upper valley".

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 35: 1573 (209 - 211 AD)
Online Resources SEG 35: 1573
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek dedicatory inscription
i.c. Physical format(s) Chalk base
ii. Source(s) provenance Found at the way up to the sanctuary of Artemis.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Given the dedication to Artemis, worship by the gourd can be envisaged.
Deities worshipped Artemis
iv. Honours/Other activities The dedication is made to Artemis for the well-being of the emperors.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Gatier 1985: 311 argues that "ici la forme d’association entre les jardiniers paraît sommaire, limitée à l’érection de la base dédiée à la déesse poliade de Gerasa, Artémis". While a permanent structure cannot be proven, it should not be excluded. The find-spot, the date and the worship of Artemis invite comparison to the systema of the gnapheis (CAPInv. 592).
iii. Bibliography Gatier, P.-L. (1985), ‘Nouvelles inscriptions de Gerasa’, Syria 62: 297-312, esp. 310-2.

XIII. EVALUATION

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