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Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 597: he tou aionos hiera techne linyphon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area The Near East and Beyond
ii. Region Arabia
iii. Site Gerasa

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) ἡ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἱερὰ τέχνη λινύφων (I.Gerasa 190, ll. 6-8)
ii. Full name (transliterated) he tou aionos hiera techne linyphon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 230 - 270 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:linyphoi
Other:aion, hiera
iii. Descriptive terms τέχνη, techne
Note techne: I.Gerasa 190, l. 7

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Gerasa 190 (AD 230-270)
Note See also:SEG 7: 827
Online Resources I.Gerasa 190 and AGRW ID 4831
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek honorary inscription
i.c. Physical format(s) Round pedestal
ii. Source(s) provenance Courtyard of the West Baths of Gerasa

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The association honours Aurelius Iulianus, patron of the city and hagnos prohedros. The same person receives honours by the boule, as her patron (I.Gerasa 189).

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Welles, C.B. (1938), ‘The Inscriptions’, in C.H. Kraeling (ed.), Gerasa. City of the Decapolis, New Haven: 353-494.

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.