INSCRIPTION

Dedication of a statue to an unknown hearth-initiate by her grandfather

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

1 [․․․․․․11-12․․․․․․]α̣ν ∙ Τ(ίτου) ∙ Φλ(αουίου) ∙ Λεωσθέ-
[νους Παιανιέ]ως θυγατέρα ∙ Τ(ίτος) ∙ Φλ(άουιος)
[․․․7-8․․․․]ς Παιανιεὺς ὁ πάππος
μ̣υ̣η̣θεῖσαν ἀφ’ ἑστίας ταῖν Θεαῖν
5 ἀνέθηκεν.
  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: late 2nd c. CE?
  Location: Eleusis
  Museum (Storage Place: Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Άγνωστο
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Ηearth-initiate - Received honours
   Comments: Base of blue-gray (‘Hymettian’) marble, broken at the upper left corner. Dedication of a statue to an unknown hearth-initiate, daughter of T. Flavius Leosthenes from the deme of Paiania, by her grandfather Titus Flavius.
  Bibliography:

IG II² 3648; I.Eleusis 524

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-12-19
  Edited: