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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 2141: eranistai

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἐρανισταὶ
ii. Full name (transliterated) eranistai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 350 - 300 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Other:The element of contributing to a common cause is the distinctive element.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG ii3 (8) 392
Note Ed. pr:. IG iii App. 76 with Wilhelm (1904).
Online Resources IG iii App. 76
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Defixio in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Lead tablet measuring 0.09x0.18m.
ii. Source(s) provenance Attica. Now in Berlin, Mus. Antikensammlung (Misc. 8608).

VII. ORGANIZATION

Gender Male Female
iii. Members 12 names are listed but it is not beyond doubt their belonging to the group.
iv. Officials A priestess, ἱέρεια (hiereia) is mentioned, l. 3.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number 12
ii. Gender Men
Women
Note Men: 7
Women: 5
iii. Age Adults
Note All are assumed to be adults.
iv. Status There is no evidence about the status of the individuals mentioned, no patronymics no demotics or ethnics.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The existence of an ἱέρεια (hiereia) strongly suggests a cultic function.
Deities worshipped Not known.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Wilhelm, A. (1904) “Über die Zeit einiger attisher Fluchtaffeln” JÖAI 7, 105-26. (= Kleine Schriften II.1, 197-218, Leipzig 1984)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The private character of the association is only possible vis-à-vis the similarly named groups active in Attica, at that time.