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Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1343: [he Apoll]oniake gynaikeia [synodos]

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Alexandria (L00)
iii. Site Alexandria

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [ἡ Απολλ]ω̣νιακὴ γυναικήα (l. γυναικεία) [σύνοδος] (I.Alex.Imp. 70, ll. 1-2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) [he Apoll]oniake gynaikeia [synodos]

III. DATE

i. Date(s) e. i AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Status-related:gynaikeia
Theophoric:[Apoll]oniake
Other:gynaikeia
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos ?
Note synodos (supplied in lacuna): I.Alex.Imp. 70, l. 2

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Alex.Imp. 70 (early I AD)
Note Other editions: I.Breccia 170; SB III 6211; AGRW 282.
Online Resources I.Alex.Imp. 70
TM 103833
AGRW ID 652
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek dedication to the synodos (?) by Tetiris the prostatis and archiiereia.
i.c. Physical format(s) Statue base

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership ἀρχιιέρηα (l. ἀρχιιέρεια) and [προσ]τάτις (ll. 3-4); Tetiris, the archiiereia and prostatis.
iv. Officials ἀρχιιέρηα (l. ἀρχιιέρεια) and [προσ]τάτις (ll. 3-4); Tetiris, the archiiereia and prostatis.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i. Treasury/Funds ἐκ κοινῶν χρη[μάτων ․․], ek koinon chre[maton ...] (ll. 2-3)

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Women
Note The name of the group and the titles and identity of the leader indicate that this was a women association.
vi. Proper names and physical features Tetiris

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Harland, P. (2003), Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Fortress: 304 (n. 4).

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Though synodos and prostatis are partially restored by the editors based on parallels, the use of the term koinon to refer to a common fund would suggest an association.