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Last Updated on 03 Mar 2017

Author: Maria-Gabriella Parissaki

CAPInv. 526: he techne ton lithourgon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Thrace
ii. Region Propontic Thrace
iii. Site Perinthos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἡ τέχνη τῶν λιθουργῶν (I.Perinthos 131, ll. 11-12)
ii. Full name (transliterated) he techne ton lithourgon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:lithourgoi
iii. Descriptive terms τέχνη, techne
Note techne: I.Perinthos 131, l. 11

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Perinthos 131 (iii AD)
Online Resources I.Perinthos 131 and AGRW ID 14173
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Funerary inscription in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Described by Aristarchis (1863) as a column.
ii. Source(s) provenance Perinthos according to Aristarchis, with no further information. But note the presence of the ethnicon Περίνθιος, Perinthios, in l. 2 for the person who set up the monument.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iii. Income The association is named as the recipient of a fine (500 denarii), in case of tomb violation.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note On the basis of the name, it is likely that the members were men.
iv. Status This was the professional association of stone-cutters.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note This was a private association of professionals, as clearly indicated by its name.