INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Eileithyia by Gaius Julius Optatus on behalf of Julia Rufina
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Γά(ιος) Ἰούλιος Ὀπτᾶ[τος]
τὴν ἑαυτοῦ θυ(γατέρα) [Ἰου-]
λίαν Ῥουφῖναν Ἰλιθυίαι
χαριστήριον
5 [ἐπὶ] ἱερίας Ἰσιδώρας τῆ[ς]
․c.6․․ ἐξ Αἰ[.c.3 θυ]γα[τρός].
Inscription Type: |
Honourific / Votive inscription |
Date: |
middle of 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Unknown, presumably from an Attic sanctuary of Eileithyia |
Museum (Storage Place: |
British School of Athens |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ιουλία Ρουφίνα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Base of blue-grey marble, top, bottom, and possibly left and right side preserved. Gaius Julius Optatus dedicated a statue of his new-born daughter, Julia Rufina to Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth, under the priesthood of Isidora. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4066; IG II3 4 1151 (SEG 50, 200); Pingiatoglou, Eileithyia E41; AIUK 2 (BSA), αρ. 6 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-01-07 |
Edited: |