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Last Updated on 15 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 524: bapheis

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Phrygia
iii. Site Laodikeia by the Lykos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) βαφεῖς (Şimşek 2007: 123)
ii. Full name (transliterated) bapheis

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:bapheis

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Şimşek 2007: 123 (i - iii AD)
Note No real edition; Şimşek publishes a photo.
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Entrance sign (βαφέων τόπος, bapheon topos), greek
ii. Source(s) provenance Syrian street in Laodikeia

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects τόπος, topos

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Şimşek, C. (2007), Laodikeia (Laodikeia ad Lycum). Istanbul.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note The bapheis of Laodikeia were probably a professional association, like the bapheis of nearby Hierapolis. The topos referred to in the inscription may be some kind of shop that they ran in the Syrian street.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain