Associations in the Greco-Roman World (AGRW)

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[63] Dedication of an Altar for a Synagogue of Barbers (I-II CE) ║ Perinthos-Herakleia - Thrace


Perinthos-Herakleia (Thrace, Danube and Black Sea areas — Pleiades map), I-II CE
AGRW 63 = GRA I 86 = IPerinthos 49 = IGRR I 782 = PHI 167259 = AGRW ID# 2588
Copenhagen Inventory info: 546


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Altar of marble. After the altar was first set up and inscribed (A: I CE), it was reused and inscribed on the backside (B: II CE) with reference to another association.

(A) Name . . the administrator (dioikētēs) and Marcus Pompeius Comicus, son of Comicus, restored the altar to the synagogue (synagōgē) of barbers – namely those gathered around the head of the synagogue (archisynagōgos) Gaius Julius Valens – and provided the location.

(B) For Zeus Lopheites, the priest Eudion son of Phillys set this up as a gift for the new (neoi) goldsmiths.

Translation by: Ascough



[— — —] | [ὁ] διοικητὴς ∙ κα[ὶ] | [Μᾶ]ρκος ∙ Πομπήϊ[ος] | [Κ]ωμικὸς Κω[μικοῦ] | [υἱ]ὸς τὸν βω||[μ]ὸν τῇ συναγω|[γ]ῇ τῶν κουρέω|[ν π]ερὶ ἀρχισυνάγ|[ωγ]ον ∙ Γ(άιον) ∙ Ἰούλιον | [Ο]ὐάλεντα δῶ||[ρ]ον ἀποκατέστη|[σα]ν κα[ὶ] τὸν τόπο[ν] | [παρεσκεύ]ασα[ν].

Item added: August 12, 2012
Item modified: September 26, 2020
ID number: 2588
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http://www.philipharland.com/greco-roman-associations/?p=2588

Category: 2) Danube and Black Sea areas, a) Thrace, Altar or altar base, Cultic functionary (priest or priestess), e) 1st century CE, f) 2nd century CE, f) Occupational guild (excluding those below), Honorary inscription, Member (or leader) of the group, Zeus

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