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Last Updated on 12 Jun 2019

Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 152: U-AEI-020

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Syme
iii. Site Syme

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-AEI-020

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Hell.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: IdI 8 B ll. 1, 4

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IdI 8 B (Hell.)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary decree in Greek for an Eukra[...] by a koinon. The inscription is poorly preserved. According to Peek (1969: 11-2) the stele contained two decrees (A and B). The second decree emanates from a koinon.
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragment of a stele of white marble. H. (pres.) 16.5 x W. (pres.) 19 x Th. 9 cm.
Two texts are recorded in the stele. Text A is very fragmentary, while text B contains a fragmentary decree of the koinon.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in a private house and later stored in the town-hall of Syme.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note The term koinon normally stands for a private association. Due to the fragmentary state of preservation, a definitive answer as to the nature of the koinon (i.e. public vs private) cannot be given.