INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to Vaternius, priest of Poseidon Erechtheus by his sister, Vaternia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ἱερ]έα Ποσειδῶ[νος Οὐατέρνιον — — 5 —]
[κ]αρπον Παιανιέα [Οὐατερνία — — 9— —]
Οὐατερνίου Ἅβρω[νος Παιανιέως, ἱερέως]
Ἐρεχθέως [Ποσειδῶνος, θυγάτηρ τὸν ἑαυ-]
5 [τῆς ἀδελφὸν ἀνέθηκεν (?)]
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, Acropolis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Epigraphical Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ουατερνία; |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Bestowed honours |
Comments: |
Dedication of a statue to Vaternius, priest of Poseidon Erechtheus by a woman probably named Vaternia who was perhaps his sister. She was probably the daughter of Vaternius Habron, also a priest of the god. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3992; Kapetanopoulos 1974, 63, αρ. 6 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-12-26 |
Edited: |