INSCRIPTION
Honours to the hearth-initiate Iunia Melitine by her grand-mother, Flavia Laodameia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ἱέρ]ε̣ια Δήμητρος καὶ Κό[ρης Φλαουία Λαοδάμ]εια Κλείτου
Φλυέως θυγάτηρ Ἰουνίαν [․․․․․․․․․c.18․․․․․․․․․] Μελιτίνην
Ἰουνίου Πάτρωνος Βερν[ικίδου θυγατέρα καὶ Ἀ]ννίας Ἀριστο-
κλίας τῆς Ἀννίου Θρασύ[λλου Χολλείδου θυγα]τρὸς τῆς [ἰ]δί-
5 ας υἱδῆς μυηθεῖσ[αν ἀφ’ ἑστίας].
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 145 CE |
Location: |
Eleusis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Eleusis |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ιουνία Μελιτίνη |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Ηearth-initiate - Received honours |
Comments: |
Two fragments of a base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. The priestess of Demeter and Kore, Flavia Laodameia, daughter of Kleitos from Phlyae dedicated a statue to her grand-daughter Iunia [—] Melitine, hearth-initiate and daughter of Iunius Patro Vernikides and Annia Aristokleia. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3557; I.Eleusis 458 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-11-25 |
Edited: |