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Last Updated on 24 Nov 2018

Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. 68: Snonaitiake synodos

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Soknopaiou Nesos (?)

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Σνοναιτιακὴ σύνοδος (I.Louvre 21, ll. 4-5)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Snonaitiake synodos

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 51 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:S(o)nonais (epithet of Isis)
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Louvre 21 (1 Epeiph = 2 July 51 BC)
Note Other editions: I.Fayoum III 205
Online Resources I.Louvre 21
TM 8171
AGRW ID 15317
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek topos inscription with dedication on behalf of Cleopatra VII.
i.c. Physical format(s) Stele. Above the inscription there is a relief with a seated Isis, breast-feeding the little Horus, with the Pharaoh (Cleopatra) offering two vases of wine and a table of sacrificial offerings.
ii. Source(s) provenance The exact provenance of the stone is uncertain; it may come from Soknopaiou Nesos.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects The association owned a τόπος, topos (ll. 3-4).

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership συναγογός (l. συναγωγός), synagogos: the man is called Onnophris and is also a λεσώνης (l. λεσῶνις), lesonis (ll. 6-7).

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

ii. Realty The association had a topos (ll. 3-4).

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The attested names are male names.
iv. Status The synagogos of the association was also a priest in the local temple, with the charge of lesonis (l. 7).
vi. Proper names and physical features Ὀννῶφρις λεσῶνις συναγωγός

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The association showed their loyalty to the Royal House by setting up the dedication on behalf of the Queen.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The president of the association Onnophris is active in the religious life of the temple as lesonis (l. 7).

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The terminology used (synodos), the internal organisation, the officials, and the ownership of a topos (which suggests the dealings in which the group was involved) make it certain that we have here a private association.