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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2030: Askla[piastai kai P]uthiastai kai Hermaistai

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Kamiros

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀσκλα[πιασταί καὶ Π]υθιασταί καὶ Ἑρμαϊσταί
ii. Full name (transliterated) Askla[piastai kai P]uthiastai kai Hermaistai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:Ἀσκλα[πιασταί, Asklapiastai - From the god Asklepios (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 31-33, 115-17).

Πυθιασταί, Puthiastai - From the epithet of Apollon?

Ἑρμαϊσταί, Hermaistai - From the god Hermes (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 44-45, 133-35).
Note The character of the association is greatly reminiscent of other associations described as κοινὸν, koinon, although the descriptive term has been omitted in this case.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Tit.Cam. 78.
Online Resources Tit.Cam 78
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedicatory-honourific inscription in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Cylindrical base of white marble. The left side of the inscription is fractured.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of theophoric elements and the dedicatory-honourific context of the attested inscriptions make the private character of the association certain, although a descriptive term is omitted.