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Author: Aitor Blanco Perez

CAPInv. 1778: to kynon ton halieon ton en helikois (l. to koinon ton alieon ton en helikois)

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Pamphylia / Pisidia
iii. Site Karain

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τò κυνὸν τῶν ἁλιέων τῶν ἐν ἑλικοῖς (SEG 41: 1330, ll. 3-4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to kynon ton halieon ton en helikois (l. to koinon ton alieon ton en helikois)

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i (?) - iv (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:τῶν ἁλιέων, ton alieon,
'of the fishers'
Topographical:τῶν ἐν ἑλικοῖς, ton en helikois,
'in the whirlpools'
iii. Descriptive terms κυνὸν, kynon
Note kynon: SEG 41: 1330, l. 3
A misspelling of κοινόν, koinon

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 41: 1330 (i (?) - iv (?) AD)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek commemorative inscription
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragmentary inscription on a smooth surface of the entrance of the cave
ii. Source(s) provenance Caves of Karain

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iii. Income Α mysteriarches (SEG 41: 1330, l. 2) belonging to the thiasos of the Meter Oreia is said to have benefited them. Some sort of pecuniary gift cannot be ruled out.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The interaction of this group with members of the thiasos of Meter Oreia is certain according to this inscription. However, the relation with the cult of the goddess cannot be established.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Şahin, S. (1991), ‘Bemerkungen zu Lykischen und Pamphylischen Inschriften’, EA 17: 113-38.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note According to the name and professional nature of this group, its evaluation as a private association is very probable. The lack of testimonies attesting organisational structures or common activities prevents certainty.