INSCRIPTION
Civic honours to Numisia Edasena
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
Numisiae L(ucii) f(iliae)
Edasenae
huic post obit(um) decur(iones)
col(oniae) Patr(ensis) ornam(enta) sacerdot(alia)
imaginem et statuam decr(everunt)
L(ucius) Numisius L(ucii) f(ilius) Quir(ina) Homuncio
filiae annor(um) octo
Inscription Type: |
Funerary / Honourific inscription |
Date: |
1st – 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Patrae, in Faviérou str., n° 39-41. |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Patrae |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Numisia Edasena |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
A funerary inscription of the eight-year-old Numisia Edasena, who was honoured post-mortem by the decuriones of Patrae with the ornamenta sacerdotalia, a statue and a painted image. |
Bibliography: |
Rizakis, Achaïe II, αρ. 130; RP I, ACH 172. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-05-16 |
Edited: |
2024-05-16 |