IGII2 6230 Funerary monument of Melitta and Nausistratos

Funerary monument of Melitta and Nausistratos

IG II² 6230 Date: mid-iv BC

Melitta daughter of Lysanias of Thorikos. rosette rosette Nausistratos son of Stratokles of Sphettos.^[1]

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IG II² 6230 (Translated text) (PHI)

Conze III no. 1467

Translation by: Aidan Gregg

Images: Wikimedia Commons - (1)

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Kerameikos, peribolos of Dexileos (Kerameikos Museum I 244, at peribolos)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This pedimental stele stands at the front of the family funerary enclosure (peribolos) on the Street of the Tombs in the Kerameikos that includes the famous funerary relief of Melitta’s brother the cavalryman Dexileos (IG II² 6217). Melitta’s husband, Nausistratos, appears to have been added to the stone at a later date beneath two rosettes. For other family members commemorated in the same grave plot, see IG II² 6226, 6227, 11817 (for the stemma, see Humphreys, Kinship, 994 tab. 27.6A). For a general discussion of Attic funerary monuments, AIUK 3 (Fitzwilliam), section 3.

Added: 2 Jun 2025
Updated: 2 Jun 2025
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