Latin funerary inscription for Julia Grata from Iamnia (IAM0101)
Description
Latin funerary inscription on a limestone slab for Julia Grata, identified as the wife of Tiberius Julius Mellon, a freedman and procurator. From Iamnia, 1st c. CE (IAM0101)
Iulia Grata | Ti(beri) Iulii Aug(usti) l(iberti) | Mellontis proc(uratoris) (uxor)
Translation
Julia Grata, (wife of ) Tiberius Iulius Mellon, imperial freedman, procurator
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3 & WIRE Project
Description
Rectangular limestone slab with mouldings and holes for the attachment of the plaque to a grave. The Latin inscription is three lines, and centered on the slab.
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.165-166, no.2268