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Last Updated on 06 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1383: pastophoroi

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) παστοφόροι (P.Mil.Vogl. III 188, l. 2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) pastophoroi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 125 (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:pastophoroi
Status-related:pastophoroi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Mil.Vogl. III 188 (31 May AD 125?)
Note Other editions: SB VIII 9653
Online Resources P.Mil.Vogl. III 188
TM 12394
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Account of expenses of pastophoroi in Greek

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The pastophoroi were men.
vi. Proper names and physical features Kronion, son of P. . .esiô (?); Plouton; Apis; Petermouthis; Kronion, son of Sansneus; Paues; Apis (same as before?); Kronion, son of Kronion; Horos, son of Harmiysis; Heron; Esouris

X. ACTIVITIES

ii. Meetings and events The expenses here clearly relate to meetings (wine, servants, etc.)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note Difficult to be definitive about whether this is a private association or not, given this extant evidence and the nature of the pastophoroi themselves: Are they a voluntary association? Or one put together through connections to a religious institution? For a possible parallel see CAPInv. 1279.