INSCRIPTION

Dedication of a statue to Nummia Kleo by her parents, including her mother, Nummia Bassa

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

1 [Λούκιος Νούμ]-


[μιος Ἀνδρέας]


[Μήνιδος Φαλη]-


[ρεὺς καὶ Νουμ]-


5 [μία Βάσσα Λου]-


[κίου Νουμμίου]


[Ἱεροκήρυκος]


[Γ]α̣ργη[ττίου θυ]-


γάτηρ τ[ὴν ἑαυ]-


10 τῶν θυγα[τέρα]


Νουμμίαν̣ [Κλε]-


ὼ μυηθῖσα[ν ἀ]-


φ’ ἑστ̣ία̣ς [․․․․]


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  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: ca. 145-150 CE
  Location: Eleusis
  Museum (Storage Place:
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Νουμμία Βάσσα
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Bestowed honours
   Comments:

Fragment of a base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble, preserved on the left. Nummia Bassa, daughter of Lucius Nummius, hierokyrex, dedicated a statue to her daughter and hearth-initiate, Nummia Kleo, together with her husband.

  Bibliography:

I.Eleusis 459

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2025-01-07
  Edited: