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Last Updated on 23 Mar 2017

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 621: [hoi en Seleukeiai emp]o[r]oi Pa[lmyrenoi kai Hellen]es

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area The Near East and Beyond
ii. Region Syria
iii. Site Palmyra

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [οἱ ἐν Σελευκείᾳ ἔμπ]ο[ρ]οι Πα[λμυρηνοὶ καὶ Ἕλλην]ες (IGLS XVII.1 24, ll. 1-3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) [hoi en Seleukeiai emp]o[r]oi Pa[lmyrenoi kai Hellen]es

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 19 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

i. Name in other forms tdmry’ wywny’ dy bslwky’, "the Palmyrenians and the Greeks in Seleukeia" (ll. 3-4)
ii. Name elements
Ethnic:Palmyrenoi kai Hellenes
Geographical:Seleukeia
Professional:emporoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IGLS XVII.1 24 (AD 19)
Note See also: I.Estremo Oriente 83; CIS 3924
Online Resources I.Estremo Oriente 83 and AGRW ID 9103
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Bilingual Greek-Aramaic honorary inscription
ii. Source(s) provenance Sanctuary of Bel at Palmyra

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The inscription was found in the temple of Bel and refers positively to that structure. This suggest worship by the group.
Deities worshipped Bel
iv. Honours/Other activities The merchants have dedicated a statue to someone who has supported the temple of Bel.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Yon 2012 notes that emporoi in the Greek is not certain.
iii. Bibliography Yon, J.-B. (2012), Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie XVII.1: Palmyre. Beyrouth.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note The case is similar to the Babylonian merchants (CAPInv. 620)