INSCRIPTION
Honours by the demos to the hierophantis Mosch--
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ὁ δῆμος
ἱερόφαντιν Μοσ[χ— — — — —]
αμίου Ἀφιδναίου θυ[γατέρα εὐ]-
σεβήας ἕν[εκεν].
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
early 1st c. CE (under Augustus?) |
Location: |
Eleusis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Now missing |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Μοσχ---- |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Hierophantis – received honours |
Comments: |
Fragment of a base of blue-gray (‘Hymettian’) marble, broken on the right. Dedication of a statue by the demos to the hierophantis Mosch--, on account of her piety. Since her true name was revealed, the inscription was commissioned after her death. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3527; I.Eleusis 325; Schmalz 131-132, αρ. 165 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-10-07 |
Edited: |