INSCRIPTION
Athenion as priestess of Athena
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ πόλις ἡ Γυθεατῶν
Κλαύδιον Ἀττικὸν
τὸν ἀρχιερέα τῶν Σε-
βαστῶν καὶ κηδεμό-
5 να τοῦ ἔθνους, ἑαυτῆς
δὲ σωτῆρα καὶ κτίστην,
διὰ πρέσβεων Σωκρατίδα
τοῦ Δαμίππου · Ἀτειλίου
τοῦ Δαμονικίδα · Κάρπου
10 τοῦ Κάρπου · Δαμονικίδα
τοῦ Ἀγαθοκλέους · Ἑρμο-
[κ]ράτους τοῦ Νεοπόλιδος.
vac. 0.11
13 ἐπὶ ἱερείας τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς
Ἀθηνίου.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 134 CE |
Location: |
Athens, north of the PropylaeaIn situ |
Museum (Storage Place: |
In situ |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Αθηνίον |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Dedication of the city of Gytheion to Claudius Attikos, dated after the priesthood of Athenion, priestess of Athena Polias. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3596 = IG V, 1 1171 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-04 |
Edited: |