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Last Updated on 24 Mar 2017

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 659: chalkotyp(oi)

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area The Near East and Beyond
ii. Region Phoenicia (Beqaa)
iii. Site Baalbek-Heliopolis

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) χαλκοτύπ(οι) (IGLS VI 2801, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) chalkotyp(oi)

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:chalkotypoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IGLS VI 2801 (i - iii AD)
Online Resources IGLS VI 2801
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Seat inscription in Greek.
ii. Source(s) provenance Written on the lowest step to the Northern portico of the great court.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments It is unclear on what occasion the chalkotypoi sat in their reserved seats.
iii. Bibliography Rey-Coquais, J.-P. (1967), Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie VI: Baalbek et Beqa‘. Paris.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century AD were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.