IEleus 537 Statue base

Statue base

I Eleusis 537 Date: ii AD?

. . . and Kore . . . . . . at ^[1] . . . . . . man (andr-) . . . . . . existing (huparchon-) (5) . . . of Spehttos . . . . . . ^[2] . . . well-known . . . . . . Eleusis . . . . . . this . . . (10) . . . temple (anaktorou)^[3] . . . . . . having been shown . . . Uninscribed space . . . temple (anaktorou)^[3] . . . . . . little jugs (prochoides). . . . new . . . (15) . . . in the [ceremonies? (teletais?)] . . . . . . age (aiōna) . . . . . .

Previous - I Eleusis 532 Next - I Eleusis 621

References:

I Eleusis 537 (Translated text) (PHI)

IG II² 4715 (PHI)

Translation by: Feyo Schuddeboom

Images: Cornell - (1)

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base

Findspot: Eleusis (Eleusis Museum E 496)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] The rest of the line was erased. [2] This line was erased. [3] In an Eleusinian context, the word anaktoron (properly the abode of a king or deity) refers to the Telesterion, the great hall where the Mysteries were revealed to the initiates. The (repeated) mention of the anaktoron in this inscription suggests that the honorand might be (related to) a hierophant or hierophantis.

Added: 12 Sep 2015
Updated: 8 Jul 2021
Feedback

ID: AIO_938