INSCRIPTION

Dedication of an altar to the Mother of Gods by Isias

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

supra anaglyphum


1 Εἰσιὰς Διοδώρου


ἐκ Λαμπτρέων


Μητρὶ θεῶν.


 infra anaglyphum


κατ’ ἐπιταγήν. πάντα


5 θεὸν σεμνύομεν.

  Inscription Type: Votive Inscription
  Date: Hadrianic period (117–138 CE)
  Location: Athens, west slope of the Acropolis
  Museum (Storage Place: National and Archaeological Museum
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Ισιάς
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Dedicator
   Comments: Altar of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Dedication of an altar to the Mother of Gods by Isias.
  Bibliography:

IG II² 4773; Matricon, Matricon-Thomas C 22, 164-165

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2025-02-04
  Edited: