INSCRIPTION

Dedication of a statue for a hearth-initiate, dated after the priesthood of Ithake

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

1 [— — — — — —]Ι̣Ι̣ ἐκ Σκα[μβωνιδῶν]


[— — — — — —]ωνα τὸν ἑα[υτ․․․ υἱὸν]


[ἀφ’ ἑστίας μυη]θέντα Δήμητ[ρι καὶ Κόρῃ].


       [ἐπὶ ἱερεί]ας Ἰθάκης. vac.

  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: end of 1st c. BCE / 1st c. CE
  Location: Eleusis, private house
  Museum (Storage Place: Now lost
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Ιθάκη
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Priestess
   Comments: Base of white marble, preserved at the bottom. Dedication of a statue for a hearth-initiate, dated after the eponymous priesthood of Ithake, priestess of Demeter and Kore.
  Bibliography:

IG II² 3723; I.Eleusis 317

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-12-23
  Edited: