IGII2 12631 Kioniskos of Souroula

Kioniskos of Souroula

IG II² 12631 Date: 2nd century AD

Souroula, slave of Publius Munatius Avitus.^[1]

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IG II² 12631 (Translated text) (PHI)

Translation by: Selma Becarevic

Monument type: Kioniskos

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: West of Athens (Agios Ioannis Rentis) (Athens Ephoria ΚΤΛ)

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[1] This funerary inscription commemorating Souroula was inscribed over an earlier erased text, indicating a reuse of the kioniskos. She is identified as a doule ("slave"), a very unusual designation in an Attic funerary text where such status markers tend to be less direct or clear-cut (such as the term chrestos/e, ‘worthy’). The term also occurs later in Christian epitaphs as part of the phrase ‘servant of the Lord’. Her name is unique in the Greek world and is perhaps a variant translation of the Latin Syrilla ("Little Syrian," cf. Threatte, Grammar of Attic Inscriptions I, p. 267). The use of the diminutive form further emphasises her servile status. The word doule is preceded by a decorative leaf. On kioniskoi, see AIUK 3 (Fitzwilliam), no. 7, with notes.

Added: 24 Sep 2026
Updated: 24 Sep 2026
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