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Last Updated on 05 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1358: synodos Sambathike

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Saites (L05)
iii. Site Naukratis

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) σύνοδος Σαμβαθική (IGR I 1106, l. 2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) synodos Sambathike

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 30 BC - 14 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Sambathike, reference to the Sabbath
Other:Sambathike, reference to the Sabbath
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος synodos
Note synodos: IGR I 1106, l. 2

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IGR I 1106 (27 BC - AD 14)
Note other editions: Delta I.759,28; SB I 12; AGRW 286; JIGRE 26
Online Resources IGR I 1106
Delta I 759, 28
TM 102686
AGRW ID 665
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication in Greek to the synodos.

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership συναγ̣ω̣γ̣ός synagogos (l. 1): ... son of Ammonios

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The text may, perhaps, pertain to an association related or associated in some way with Yahweh since the group's name is a reference to the Sabbath (those that celebrate the Sabbath). In discussing other evidence of such groups, Harland 2003: 49-50 holds that the membership could be, and perhaps likely was, gentile and not Jewish.
iii. Bibliography Harland, P. (2003), Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Fortress: 49-50; 289 (n. 25).

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of the term synodos suggests tat the text refers to an association.