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Last Updated on 24 Nov 2018

Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. 73: U-EGY-004

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Ptolemais Euergetis

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-EGY-004

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii / i BC

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Fayoum I 16 (ii/i BC, 13 Tybi)
Note Other editions: SB I 626.
Online Resources I.Fayoum I 16
TM 6544
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek dedication (fragment).
i.c. Physical format(s) Stele.

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership ἀ[ρ]χιπρ[ο]στατῶν, archiprostaton (l. 4): the man was called Sosandros, Aitolos, and was a military man being λαάρχης, laarches, and ἱππάρχης, hipparches (l. 6).
Eponymous office The expression ἀ[ρ]χιπρ[ο]στατοῦντος | Σωσά̣ν̣δρου Α[ἰ]τωλοῦ [λ]α̣άρχου καὶ ἱππά̣ρ̣χου, archiprostatountos Sosandrou Aitolou laarchou kai hipparchou (ll. 4-6) points towards an eponymous office.
iv. Officials ἱερεύ[ς], hiereu[s] (l. 3): the man was called Nikolaos.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The attested names are male names.
iv. Status The president of the association, archiprostaton (l. 4) was a military man and held the office of λαάρχης, laarches, and ἱππάρχης, hipparches (ll. 5-6). He had the ethnic Aitolos (l. 5).
vi. Proper names and physical features Σώσανδρος Αἰτωλὸς λαάρχης καὶ ἱππάρχης ἀ[ρ]χιπρ[ο]στατῶν
Νικόλαος ἱερεύς

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The presence of an ἀ[ρ]χιπρ[ο]στατῶν, archiprostaton (l. 4) seems to prove that this was a private association. Given the background of the association's president, one may wonder whether the association was a military association only or could gather people from other backgrounds too.