INSCRIPTION
Honours to Flavia Kle[…]fa as priestess of Artemis Limnatis by the polis of Messene
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἁ πόλις
ἁ τῶν Μεσσα̣[νίων]
Φλαουΐαν Κλε․․․․
φ̣αν ἱέρειαν Λιμν[άτιδος]
5 Ἀρτέμιτος κατὰ γέ̣[νος]
ἀρετᾶς καὶ εὐγε[νείας]
χάριν.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
1st / 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Messene, church of Hagios Nikolaos in the village of Mavromati |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Φλαβία Κλε[---]φα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours - Priestess |
Comments: |
Statue base bearing a honourific inscription set up by the polis of Messene for Flavia Kle[…]fa, priestess of Artemis Limnatis through her ancestors, on account of her virtue and nobility. |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 1458; RP II, MES 186. |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-04 |
Edited: |