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Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 136: he ergasia ton linoton

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Phrygia
iii. Site Hierapolis

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἡ ἐργασία τῶν λινωτῶν (Ritti 2006: 48-51, l. 7)
ii. Full name (transliterated) he ergasia ton linoton

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:λινωτοί, linotoi
iii. Descriptive terms ἐργασία, ergasia
Note ergasia: Ritti 2006: 48-51, l. 7

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Ritti 2006: 48-51 (ii - iii AD) (SEG 56: 1501)
Note See also:
SEG 56: 1501
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Epitaph. Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble sarcophagus
ii. Source(s) provenance Necropolis of Hierapolis

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

i. Archaeological remains Marble sarcophagus

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership οἱ προγεγραμένοι, hoi progegramenoi (l. 7). Since no names are given "in advance" and the group in question is supposed to distribute money, there is some reason to discard the literal meaning and regard the word as the designation for the association's leadership.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iv. Endowments The association is obligated to crown the grave of the donor. For this purpose, he has left a stephanotikon (l. 10). The progegram<m>enoi have to distribute the money to "everyone" (presumably meaning all members of the association).

X. ACTIVITIES

ii. Meetings and events The distribution of money (and thus presumably the coronation of the grave) takes place on the 10th day after the end of the 8th month (l. 9).

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction If the distribution of money is not carried out as prescribed, a second group, the φιλόπλοι, philoploi (l. 10), shall receive twice the amount from the προγεγραμένοι, progegramenoi. This does not prove interaction, but at least some rivalry.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Ritti, T. (2006), An Epigraphic Guide to Hierapolis (Pamukkale). Istanbul.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain.