200 occurences of Purity and Purification in 45 files.
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CGRN 217
Small purity regulation from Delos
Date:- end of 2nd century BC
ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ· ἁγνεύοντας
εἰσιέναι ἀπὸ ὀψαρίου τρι-
ταίους· ἀπὸ ὑείου λουσάμε-
νον· ἀπὸ γυναικὸς τριταίου⟨ς⟩· -
CGRN 222
Dossier of regulations concerning the mysteries at Andania
Date:- probably 23 AD
Face A
ματώσωντι οἱ ἱεροί, μηθένα τῶν μὴ ὄντων ἱερῶν ἔχειν σκανάν· μηδὲ παρερπέτω μηθεὶς ἀμύητος εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὅν κα περιστεμμα-
τώσωντι· χωραξάντω δὲ καὶ ὕδρανας· ἀναγραψάντω δὲ καί, ἀφ’ ὧν δεῖ καθαρίζειν καὶ ἃ μὴ δεῖ ἔχοντας εἰσπορεύεσθαι. v ἃ μὴ δεῖ ἔχειν
ἐν ταῖς σκαναῖς· μηθεὶς κλίνας ἐχέτω ἐν τᾶι σκανᾶι μηδὲ ἀργυρώματα πλείονος ἄξια δραχμᾶν τριακοσιᾶν· εἰ δὲ μή, μὴ ἐπιτρεπόν-νόμωι συναγωγᾶι τῶν συνέδρων, καὶ γραφὰν ἀποδόντω τῶι ἐπιμεληταῖ παραχρῆμα γράφοντες ἐπ’ ὀνόματος τὰ πεπτωκότα δι[ά]-
50φορα ἀπὸ τοῦ καθαρμοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν πρωτομυστᾶν τὸ ὑποστατικόν, καὶ ἄν τι ἄλλο πέσει, καὶ τὴν γεγενημέναν ἔξοδον, καί τι ἂν εἶ
λοιπόν, καὶ ἀριθμησάντω παραχρῆμα τῶι ταμίαι καὶ ἔστωσαν ὑπόμαστροι, ἄν τι εὑρίσκωνται ἀδικοῦντες, διπλασίου καὶ ἐπιτιμίου65τασταθῆμεν προκαρύξαντες ἐγδόντω τὰν παροχὰν τῶν θυμάτων, ὧν δεῖ θύεσθαι καὶ παρίστασθαι ἐν τοῖς μυστηρίοις, καὶ τὰ εἰς τοὺς
καθαρμούς, ἐγδιδόντες, ἄν τε δοκεῖ συνφέρον εἶμεν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πάντα τὰ θύματα, ἄν τε κατὰ μέρος, τῶι τὸ ἐλάχιστον ὑφισταμένωι
λάμψεσθαι διάφορον· ἔστι δὲ ἃ δεῖ παρέχειν πρὸ τοῦ ἄρχεσθαι τῶν μυστηρίων, ἄρνας δύο λευκούς, ἐπὶ τοῦ καθαρμοῦ κριὸν εὔχρουν καί, ὅταν
ἐν τῶι θεάτρωι καθαίρει, χοιρίσκους τρεῖς, ὑπὲρ τοὺς πρωτομύστας ἄρνας ἑκατόν, ἐν δὲ τᾶι πομπᾶι Δάματρι σῦν ἐπίτοκα, τοῖς δὲ Μεγάλοις
Θεοῖς δάμαλιν διετῆ, σῦν, Ἑρμᾶνι κριόν, Ἀπόλλωνι Καρνείωι κάπρον, Ἅγναι οἶν· ὁ δὲ ἐγδεξάμενος κατεγγυεύσας ποτὶ τοὺς ἱεροὺς λα-[π]οιοῦντες δραχμᾶν vacat ἀγορᾶς· v οἱ ἱεροὶ τόπον ἀποδειξάντω, ἐν ᾧ πραθήσεται πάντα· ὁ δὲ ἀγορανόμος ὁ ἐπὶ πόλεος ⟦επ[ι]⟧
100 [ἐ]πιμέλειαν ἐχέτω, ὅπως οἱ πωλοῦντες ἄδολα καὶ καθαρὰ πωλοῦντι καὶ χρῶνται σταθμοῖς καὶ μέτροις συμφώνοις ποτὶ τὰ δαμόσια, καὶ
μὴ τασσέτω μή[τε] πόσου δεῖ πωλεῖν, μηδὲ καιρὸν τασσέτω μηδὲ πρασσέτω μηθεὶς τοὺς πωλοῦντας τοῦ τόπου μηθέν· τοὺς δὲ μὴ πω-105[θεὶς ἀ]ποκωλύει τοὺς χρωμένους· ἂν δέ τινα λαμβάνει ποιοῦντά τι τῶν κεκωλυμένων, τὸν μὲν δοῦλον μαστιγούτω, τὸν δὲ ἐλεύθερον
[ζαμιούτω] εἴκοσι δραχμαῖς· καὶ τὸ κρίμα ἔστω ἐπὶ τῶν ἱερῶν. v ἀλείμματος καὶ λουτροῦ· v ὁ ἀγορανόμος ἐπιμέλειαν ἐχέτω, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες
[βαλανεύε]ιν ἐν τῶι ἱερῶι μὴ πλεῖον πράσσωντι τοὺς λουομένους δύο χαλκῶν καὶ παρέχωντι πῦρ καὶ μάκραν εὔκρατον καὶ τοῖς κατακλυ-
[ζομένοις ὕ]δωρ εὔκρατον, καὶ ὅπως ὁ ἐγδεξάμενος τῶν ξύλων τὰν παροχὰν εἰς τὸ ἀλειπτήριον παρέχει ξύλα ξηρὰ καὶ ἱκανὰ τοῖς ἀλει- -
CGRN 224
Small purity regulation from Astypalaia
Date:- ca. 300 BC
[ἐ]ς τὸ ἱερὸν μὴ ἐσέρπεν ὅσ-
τις μὴ ἁγνός ἐστι, ἢ τελεῖ -
CGRN 225
Dossier of regulations concerning the cult of the Goddess at Marmarini (near Larisa)
Date:- ca. 225-150 BC
Face A
[πρ]ὸ τῶν Ἐλουλαίων : τῆι δωδεκάτηι Μοίραι προθύειν καὶ κοινῆι, καὶ
[ἰδ]ίαι τὸμ βουλόμενον τῶν τετελεσμένων : τρεισκαιδεκάτηι, πλυντήρι-
5α τῶμ περὶ τὴν θεὸν ἱερῶν, ναὸν καὶ ΠΕΡ[...c.6...]ΑΝ καὶ τύμπανα καὶ πρόσαυ-
λον, καὶ μογγαι θυσία, καὶ καθαρμὸς [...c.6...]ται ἐν τῶι ἱερῶι μετὰ τῆς v
ἱερείας, (sic) τὰς φοιβατρίας καὶ τὸν νεωκόρον καὶ ἄν τις ἄλλος βούληται τῶντῆι θεῶι ὅ τι ἄν ἔχηις : τελετὴ τῆς θεοῦ· ἂμ μὲν θέλων τελίσκηται, τρεῖς
ἡμέρας θεραπεύειν, τῆι τρίτηι ξυρεῖσθαι· ἐὰν δὲ τῶν ἀκαθάρτων τις θέ-
20ληι τελεσθῆναι, ξυρησάσθω· ἐν τρισὶ χωρίοις σχοῖνον λαβών, ξυρεῖσθω
καὶ διακλαινέστω τὸ στόμα, ὁ μὲν ἁγνὸς τῆς θεοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ χρυσίου καὶ τῆς
βοτάνης, ὁ δὲ ἀκάθαρτος τελισκόμενος αἵματι (διακλαινέστω τὸ στόμα) ὄρ-
νιθος, καὶ ἀναλισκόντωσαν αἱ φοιβατρίαι τοῦτον· ὁ δὲ τελισκόμενος μὴ γευέ-νέτω καὶ τιθέτω δραχμὰν αἰγιναίαν καὶ [ἁ]γνεύσηι ἕως ἂν ζώηι· ἐὰν δέ τις
περὶ μικροῦ ὀμνύηι, λουσάμενος κατὰ κεφα[λ]ῆς, ὀμνυέτω ἐν τῶι γνύθωι
καὶ τιθέτω ἡμιωβέλιον : τελεῖν {ΙΩΙ} τῶι σφάξ̣αντι καὶ τὰ ἱερὰ ἐξέλοντι τὰ ἡμ[ι]-Face B
εἰς τὸν ναὸν τῆς θεοῦ ἀμύητον μὴ εἰσπορεύεσθα[ι]·
ἐὰν δὲ εἰσέλθηι, καθαίρειν ἀλεκτορίδι καὶ μετα-
θύειν ἄλλον ἀλέκτορα τέλεον ἐπὶ τὸν τῆς Μοίρας
βωμόν, καὶ καθαίρειν τὴν ἱέρειαν ἢ τὸν νεωκόρον
5ἢ τῶν τὰ ἱερὰ αἰρουσῶν τινα, καὶ φέρειν δύο χοίν[ι]-ὰμ μὴ εὐχάς τις βούληται ποήσασθαι, καὶ ἱμά[τι]-
α ἔχειν καθαρὰ, καὶ ἐξαγνεύσῃ τὰς τρεῖς ἡμέ[ρας]
10ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προγεγραμμένων· φέρειν δὲ [ἐ]-εἰς τὸ πρόθυρον ἐάν τις εἰσέλθηι τῶν ἀμυήτ[ων],
καθαίρειν ἀλέκτορι ἢ ἄρσενι ἢ θηλείαι, μεταθύειν
15δὲ σκέλος οὗ ἂμ βούληται, πλὴν χοιρέου, καὶ λαγάνωνχοῦ τριακοσταίαν, τὴν δὲ διαφθείρουσαν τετταρακοσταίαν,
ἀπ ̓ ἀνδρὸς δὲ λελουμένην κατὰ κεφαλῆς, ἀπὸ τῶν δὲ κατὰ
φύσιν ἑβδομαίαν· ἐὰν δέ τις εἰσέλθηι μὴ ἁγνεύσας τῶν προ-
γεγραμμένων, καθαράτω τοὺς βωμοὺς νοσσῶι ἀλέκτο-
30ρος, καὶ ἐπιθυσάτω ἐπὶ τοῦ τῆς Φυλακῆς βωμοῦ ὄρνιθα θή-ων, καὶ χοίνικα λαγάνων καὶ εἰς τὸν κρατῆρα οἴνου κοτύλας
τέσσαρας· καθαίρειν δὲ τὸν νεωκόρον ταῦτα καὶ τῶν φοι-
βατριῶν ἥτις ἂμ παρῆι : ἐὰν δέ τις θύειν βούληται τῆι θεῶι Ἑλ-εἰς νύκτα δὲ λαμπαδεύεσθαι· πέμπειν δὲ τὸμ βουλόμενον, αὐθημε-
ρὶ λελουμένον κατὰ κεφαλῆς καὶ εἰσπορεύεσθαι ἕως τοῦ ἱεροῦ τῆς Φυλακῆς.
65ἐάν τις ὁλοκαυτῆσαι βούληται, κριὸν τέλεον, εἰ δὲ μή, ἄρνα ἄρσενα, ἐπὶβωμὸν καὶ προσπορευέσθω ὁ βουλόμενος ἐπὶ τὸν τῆς Μοίρας καὶ Ἡλίου βωμόν·
ἐὰν δέ τις προσέλθηι πρὸς τὸν μέγαν βωμὸν ἀτέλεστος, καθαιρέτω κατὰ τὴ[ν]
προγεγραμμένην τοῦ περιστύλου κάθαρσιν : ὡσαύτως δὲ φυλασσέσθωσαν
καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Αδαρα καὶ Λιλλα βωμοῦ· ἐάν τις ἅψηται, καθαιρέτω κατὰ τὴν προ-
80γραφὴν τοῦ περιβόλου. ἐὰν δέ τις ἐν τῶι περιστύλωι ἢ οὐρήσει ἢ αἷμα ποήσει,καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Αδαρα καὶ Λιλλα βωμοῦ· ἐάν τις ἅψηται, καθαιρέτω κατὰ τὴν προ-
80γραφὴν τοῦ περιβόλου. ἐὰν δέ τις ἐν τῶι περιστύλωι ἢ οὐρήσει ἢ αἷμα ποήσει,
καθαιρέτω τὸν προγεγραμμένον καθαρμόν. vacatLine A1: [.3..]ΑΣΩΝ B.-D., sugg. [.. ἁπ]ασῶν, [συμπ]ασῶν; πρῶτον [.2.]Γ̣ΕΥΕΙΝ̣[....8....] B.-D. || Line A2: [..4..]Τ̣ΕΣΤΙΝΕΩ̣Ν̣[..?..] B.-D. || Line A5-6: ἱερῶ̣ν̣ π̣άν̣των? [.....11......]Ι B.-D.; πρὸς α̣ὔ|λον B.-D.; καθαρμός· ἐ̣κ̣κ̣α[θή]ρα̣σται B.-D. || Line A7: ἔαν τις B.-D. || Line A9-10: NEIΡΙ̣|ΠΛΗΝ B.-D., Νειρι|πλην CGRN (2019). || Lines A15-16: τῆι δε[κα(τηι)]|ενάτηι B.-D. || Lines A16-17: ΠΥΛΟΙ̣|Χ̣ΩΙ B.-D.; [ξ]ύειν τράπεζαν B.-D. || Line A20: ξυρησάσθω ἐν τρίσιν ἡμέραις, οἶνον λαβὼν ξυρεῖσθαι B.-D. || Lines A23-24: αἱ̣ φ̣οιβ̣ατρί̣α̣ι̣ α̣ὐ̣τόν B.-D.; μὴ θυ|σά̣τω B.-D. || Lines A28-29: ἐν τρισὶ /̣ΩΡ̣ΙΟΙΣ̣ B.-D.; φερέτω δὲ̣ Κ̣[.....10.....] B.-D.; ἄν δὲ ΚΑΤΑΒ[.2. | ..3.]ΜΕΝΟΣ B.-D.; the restoration ἐ[ζημι]ωμένον is exempli gratia, Ṃ[...7....]όμενος ὑπὸ τῆς θεοῦ B.-D. || Line A33: τὰ ἱ̣ερ̣ὰ αἱρούμενα B.-D. || Line A34: τὸ κοῖλον B.-D. || Line A35: τὸ̣ κοῖλο̣ν̣ B.-D. || Line A39: καὶ θυσία· τὰ θυό̣μενα Ι̣[..?..] B.-D.; καὶ ΑΣΚΟ[..?...] lapis, perhaps the mention of a wineskin, ἀσκός, or measure? || Line A40 not read by B.-D. In [...]Ν̣ΙΣΙΦ̣Ο̣Ρ̣ΗΙ, a verb remains expected, perhaps the third-person singular present subjunctive of *ὀνησιφορέω, "bring income"? || Line A41 not read by B.-D. except in fine [..?..]Τ̣ ε[ἰ]ς τᾶς χεῖ[ρα]ς. || Line A43: [πλ]ῆσαι sugg. Chaniotis in SEG, βούληται [..4..]ΑΙ ἀ̣πὸ̣ ἐνυπνίου [.....11.......]ΗΜΙ̣Α ἐν χύτραι̣ B.-D. In παγασ[..?..], perhaps a form of πηγή (Doric/Thessalian παγά) is to be read or a related verb connected to a spring (cf. line A14; a toponym is also possible but perhaps less likely). || Line A44: θ̣ύε̣ιν oἶν̣ Ἡλίωι ὅ τι ἂν βούληται βάλλειν δεῖ̣ Τ̣ΑΔ̣Ε̣Ι̣[.3..] B.-D. || Line A45: [.3..]ΑΜΟΥΣΕ̣[.3..]Ν̣Ω̣Ο̣ΥΣΦΑΙ̣[..?..] ἂμ βούληται ΑΟΝ̣ B.-D. || Line A46: or Ξ̣ΥΜ̣Ι̣ΝΟΝΤΑ̣Δ̣ lapis, perhaps ε̣ὔρ̣ι̣νον (?) (or a masculine accusative participle qualifying the lamb, but from what verb?), [.2.]ΜΙΝΟΝΤΩ̣Δ̣[.3..]ΙΝΟΝΛ̣Ε̣ΑΝ[..?..]ΝΑΛΛΟ̣ΕΧΗ[..5...] B.-D. || Line A47: [.3..]Ν σχ̣οί[ν]ου καὶ ΠΡΑΣ̣Σ[..?..] B.-D. || Line A48: ὀμνύηι ΠΕ[..?..]ΝΤΙΟ̣[.3..] B.-D. || Line A49: [.3..]λ̣α̣βὼν B.-D.; θ̣υσάτω̣ [..4..]ΑΣ̣ μνᾶς ἀξ̣ίου̣[ς καὶ ?] B.-D. || Line A51: [..4...] τοῦ βώμου B.-D.; ἐ̣ὰν δὲ̣ ΩΝ[.]Ι̣ΑΙ ὅ τι ἂν βούληται B.-D. || Line A53: ὀμνυέ̣τω ἐν τῶι ἐμ̣φώ̣ν̣ω̣ι̣ B.-D. || Line A54: [.]ΙΑΓΕΙ̣ Ι̣ Ι· τῶι σφάξ̣αντι B.-D. || Lines B7-8: ἐ|ὰμ B.-D. || Line B14: ἀλέκτορι ἄρσενι ἢ θηλείαι B.-D. || Line B25: ΘΗΛΗ lapis, θήλη B.-D.; εἴσω B.-D. || Line B35: ἔ̣ξεστι B.-D. || Line B68: i.e. βησισᾶ Βηρυτία, see comm. ad loc. || Line B73: τὰ δὲ ἄλλα ταὐτά{ΤΑ}περ Β.-D. || Line B74: ΜΕΔ lapis, μ⌈η⌉δ᾽ Β.-D.καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Αδαρα καὶ Λιλλα βωμοῦ· ἐάν τις ἅψηται, καθαιρέτω κατὰ τὴν προ-
80γραφὴν τοῦ περιβόλου. ἐὰν δέ τις ἐν τῶι περιστύλωι ἢ οὐρήσει ἢ αἷμα ποήσει,
καθαιρέτω τὸν προγεγραμμένον καθαρμόν. vacatLine A1: [.3..]ΑΣΩΝ B.-D., sugg. [.. ἁπ]ασῶν, [συμπ]ασῶν; πρῶτον [.2.]Γ̣ΕΥΕΙΝ̣[....8....] B.-D. || Line A2: [..4..]Τ̣ΕΣΤΙΝΕΩ̣Ν̣[..?..] B.-D. || Line A5-6: ἱερῶ̣ν̣ π̣άν̣των? [.....11......]Ι B.-D.; πρὸς α̣ὔ|λον B.-D.; καθαρμός· ἐ̣κ̣κ̣α[θή]ρα̣σται B.-D. || Line A7: ἔαν τις B.-D. || Line A9-10: NEIΡΙ̣|ΠΛΗΝ B.-D., Νειρι|πλην CGRN (2019). || Lines A15-16: τῆι δε[κα(τηι)]|ενάτηι B.-D. || Lines A16-17: ΠΥΛΟΙ̣|Χ̣ΩΙ B.-D.; [ξ]ύειν τράπεζαν B.-D. || Line A20: ξυρησάσθω ἐν τρίσιν ἡμέραις, οἶνον λαβὼν ξυρεῖσθαι B.-D. || Lines A23-24: αἱ̣ φ̣οιβ̣ατρί̣α̣ι̣ α̣ὐ̣τόν B.-D.; μὴ θυ|σά̣τω B.-D. || Lines A28-29: ἐν τρισὶ /̣ΩΡ̣ΙΟΙΣ̣ B.-D.; φερέτω δὲ̣ Κ̣[.....10.....] B.-D.; ἄν δὲ ΚΑΤΑΒ[.2. | ..3.]ΜΕΝΟΣ B.-D.; the restoration ἐ[ζημι]ωμένον is exempli gratia, Ṃ[...7....]όμενος ὑπὸ τῆς θεοῦ B.-D. || Line A33: τὰ ἱ̣ερ̣ὰ αἱρούμενα B.-D. || Line A34: τὸ κοῖλον B.-D. || Line A35: τὸ̣ κοῖλο̣ν̣ B.-D. || Line A39: καὶ θυσία· τὰ θυό̣μενα Ι̣[..?..] B.-D.; καὶ ΑΣΚΟ[..?...] lapis, perhaps the mention of a wineskin, ἀσκός, or measure? || Line A40 not read by B.-D. In [...]Ν̣ΙΣΙΦ̣Ο̣Ρ̣ΗΙ, a verb remains expected, perhaps the third-person singular present subjunctive of *ὀνησιφορέω, "bring income"? || Line A41 not read by B.-D. except in fine [..?..]Τ̣ ε[ἰ]ς τᾶς χεῖ[ρα]ς. || Line A43: [πλ]ῆσαι sugg. Chaniotis in SEG, βούληται [..4..]ΑΙ ἀ̣πὸ̣ ἐνυπνίου [.....11.......]ΗΜΙ̣Α ἐν χύτραι̣ B.-D. In παγασ[..?..], perhaps a form of πηγή (Doric/Thessalian παγά) is to be read or a related verb connected to a spring (cf. line A14; a toponym is also possible but perhaps less likely). || Line A44: θ̣ύε̣ιν oἶν̣ Ἡλίωι ὅ τι ἂν βούληται βάλλειν δεῖ̣ Τ̣ΑΔ̣Ε̣Ι̣[.3..] B.-D. || Line A45: [.3..]ΑΜΟΥΣΕ̣[.3..]Ν̣Ω̣Ο̣ΥΣΦΑΙ̣[..?..] ἂμ βούληται ΑΟΝ̣ B.-D. || Line A46: or Ξ̣ΥΜ̣Ι̣ΝΟΝΤΑ̣Δ̣ lapis, perhaps ε̣ὔρ̣ι̣νον (?) (or a masculine accusative participle qualifying the lamb, but from what verb?), [.2.]ΜΙΝΟΝΤΩ̣Δ̣[.3..]ΙΝΟΝΛ̣Ε̣ΑΝ[..?..]ΝΑΛΛΟ̣ΕΧΗ[..5...] B.-D. || Line A47: [.3..]Ν σχ̣οί[ν]ου καὶ ΠΡΑΣ̣Σ[..?..] B.-D. || Line A48: ὀμνύηι ΠΕ[..?..]ΝΤΙΟ̣[.3..] B.-D. || Line A49: [.3..]λ̣α̣βὼν B.-D.; θ̣υσάτω̣ [..4..]ΑΣ̣ μνᾶς ἀξ̣ίου̣[ς καὶ ?] B.-D. || Line A51: [..4...] τοῦ βώμου B.-D.; ἐ̣ὰν δὲ̣ ΩΝ[.]Ι̣ΑΙ ὅ τι ἂν βούληται B.-D. || Line A53: ὀμνυέ̣τω ἐν τῶι ἐμ̣φώ̣ν̣ω̣ι̣ B.-D. || Line A54: [.]ΙΑΓΕΙ̣ Ι̣ Ι· τῶι σφάξ̣αντι B.-D. || Lines B7-8: ἐ|ὰμ B.-D. || Line B14: ἀλέκτορι ἄρσενι ἢ θηλείαι B.-D. || Line B25: ΘΗΛΗ lapis, θήλη B.-D.; εἴσω B.-D. || Line B35: ἔ̣ξεστι B.-D. || Line B68: i.e. βησισᾶ Βηρυτία, see comm. ad loc. || Line B73: τὰ δὲ ἄλλα ταὐτά{ΤΑ}περ Β.-D. || Line B74: ΜΕΔ lapis, μ⌈η⌉δ᾽ Β.-D. -
CGRN 245
Purity regulation concerning a sacred fishpond in Smyrna
Date:- 1st century BC
μηδὲ σκεῦος τῶν τῆς
θεοῦ λυμαίνεσθαι, μηδὲ
[ἐ]κφέρειν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐπ[ὶ]