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Geographical area |
Egypt
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Nome |
Herakleopolites (U20)
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Association with unknown name |
U-EGY-047
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Source(s) |
BGU XIV 2371 (I BC)
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Online Resources |
BGU XIV 2371
TM 3991
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Source type(s) |
Papyrological source(s)
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Document(s) typology & language/script |
Fragments of rules and regulations of an association (?) in Greek.
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Physical format(s) |
Papyrus
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| ii. |
Source(s) provenance |
The text comes from mummy cartonnage probably from the Herakleopolites nome, although this is not certain.
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Laws and rules |
This fragmentary texts may represent the clauses about punishment for unruly members, contained in the rules and regulations of the association.
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Judicial system |
Although the text is fragmentary, it seems that there were regulations regarding debts of members (l. 1: ὀ]φίλημα (l. ὀφείλημα) ἴδιον, opheilema idion), possibility of suing members in court (presumably because of debts, l. 2: ἐνκαλεῖν, enkalein), as well as regarding the proper behaviour to maintain during drinking parties (l. 4: μηδένα δὲ δασύνειν τὴν οἰνο̣ποσίαν, μηδὲ ἀκοσ̣[μ]ίαν παρέχειν, medena de dasynein ten oinoposian, mede akosmian parechein) and in case of verbal or physical violence or abuse among members (ll. 6-8). Those who did not comply were punished with a fine (ll. 3, 4, and 6: ζημιωθήσεται, zemiothesetai).
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Treasury/Funds |
The association probably had funds and a treasury into which the fines exacted from members would be deposited.
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Meetings and events |
The association met for communal drinking, in which wine was drunk: οἰνοποσίαι, oinoposiai (ll. 4-5).
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Private association |
Probable
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Note |
Given the character of the text and the type of dispositions mentioned in it, it is very probable that this is a fragment from the regulations and rules of a private association.
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