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Last Updated on 16 Jan 2019

Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1859: synodos hiereon

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) σύνοδος ἱερέων (P.Lips. II 131, l. 2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) synodos hiereon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 46 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:hiereis
Status-related:hiereis
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος synodos
Note synodos: P.Lips. II 131 l. 2, 8

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Lips. II 131 (AD 46)
Online Resources P.Lips. II 131
TM 44414
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Hypomnema in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Papyrus

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership l.1-2: Petesouchos, προστάτης prostates;
iii. Members συνοδῖται synoditai (l. 5)
iv. Officials Psenkebkios son of Psoiphios, ἐπιστάτης epistates (ll. 3-4)

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The recorded names are male names.
iii. Age Adults
v. Relations There is one possible set of brothers mentioned: Psenkebkios (l.3) and Pnebtunios (l.7) both identified as sons of Psoiphios
vi. Proper names and physical features Petesouchos son of Marreios; Psenkebkios son of Psouphios; Sigerios son of Papios; Panebtunis son of Psouphios

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Since mention of an oracle of Soknebtynis, worship by the group is possible.
Deities worshipped Soknebtynis (?)

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The memo concerns the oracular response of the god for a question posed by the group.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Belongs to the Kronion grapheion archive.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note The context and activities depicted by the hypomnema suggest that this is likely a private association.