INSCRIPTION
Honours bestowed by a couple to their daughter Nausistrate, who served as ἐρρηφόρος
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 ․․6․․․ων Λεωνίδου Ἀζη[νιεὺς καὶ ἡ γυνὴ Ἀ]-
[ριστ]ίωνος? Λανπτρέως θυ[γάτηρ τὴν ἑαυτῶν]
θυγατέρα Ναυσιστράτην ἐ[ρρηφορήσασαν Ἀθη]-
[ν]ᾷ Πολιάδι καὶ Πανδρόσ[ῳ ἀνέθηκαν]
5 [ἐ]πὶ ἱερήας Καλλιστ — — — — —
vac.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
Augustan age (IG) |
Location: |
Athens, Erechteion |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Epigraphical Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ναυσιστράτη |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Ἐρρηφόρος - Received honours |
Comments: |
Base of blue-gray (“Hymettian”) marble. Dedication of a statue by a couple to their daughter, Nausistrate, who served as ἐρρηφόρος (‘bearer of sacred things’) to Athena Polias and Pandrosos. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3515 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-16 |
Edited: |