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Author: Maria-Gabriella Parissaki

CAPInv. 1748: U-THR-043

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Thrace
ii. Region Inland Thrace
iii. Site Nicopolis ad Istrum

II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-THR-043

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iii AD

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IGBulg II 740 (iii AD)
Online Resources IGBulg II 740 and AGRW ID 14145
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedicatory written in Greek?
i.c. Physical format(s) No description available
ii. Source(s) provenance Emporium Discoduraterae. The emporium lay originally within Augusta Traiana's territory, but from the last quarter of the 3rd century AD onwards to that of Nicopolis ad Istrum; Nicopolis ad Istrum, moreover, was transferred administratively from the Roman province of Thrace to that of Moesia Inferior at the end of the 2nd century AD. Thus, the text's attribution to Augusta Traiana or to Nicopolis ad Istrum and to Thrace or Moesia Inferior rests on the document's date, which at this point cannot be defined with the necessary accuracy. For the emporium, see TIR, Philippopolis K-35/II, p. 104-105 (s.v.).

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects IGBulg II 740 is designated as a βωμός in l. 3, bomos.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members οἱ θια[σῖται], hoi thia[sitai] (l. 2)

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Inscription IGBulg II 740 is known only from a facsimile of H. Škorpil, made at the end of the 19th century AD. As pointed out by Mihailov, "ex exemplo Škorpili nihil fere comprehendere nec restituere possis"; thus, readings and ensuing restitutions must remain conjectural.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Discarded
Note Reference to thiasitai must remain conjectural, due the text's fragmentary preservation and to Škorpil's uncertain readings.