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Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1272: gerdioi komes Kerkesouchon Horous tes Polemonos meridos

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Tebtynis

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) γερδίοι κώμης Κερκεσούχων Ὤρους τῆς Πολέμωνος μερίδος (P.Mich. II 121 recto, col. IV, abstract 6, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) gerdioi komes Kerkesouchon Horous tes Polemonos meridos

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 42 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Geographical:komes Kerkesouchon Horous tes Polemonos meridos
Professional:gerdioi
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos
Note synodos: P.Mich. II 121 recto, col. IV, abstract 6, l. 2

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Mich. II 121R, col. IV, abstract 6 (21 May AD 42)
Online Resources P.Mich. II 121 recto
TM 11964
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Grapheion register, abstract of contracts (eiromenon) in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) papyrus roll
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the grapheion archive of the village of Tebtynis.

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership Petheus, ἡγούμενο(ς) γρ(αμματεύς) (hegoumenos and grammateus); also identified as prostates in l. 2: Πεθεῦν προσ[τάτη(ν)]
viii. Obligations Petheus appears to supply beer for the group's banquet, by making a payment of 92 dr. to other five members who acquire beer.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

i. Number at least 6
ii. Gender Men
Note The names recorded are male names.
iii. Age Adults
v. Relations Potentially two sets of brothers: Harpa[...] and Papontos the sons of Papontos and Papontos and Ptollis the sons of Herak(l-).

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Clear contact between regional grapheion at Tebtynis and this group.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Reference to the community—Kerkesoucha Orous—where this association is based.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note This association appears to follow the same procedure as other private associations in Egypt, particularly in its relationship to the Tebtynis grapheion (cf. CAPInv. 1658).