Latin funerary inscription for Julia Grata from Iamnia (IAM0101)
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Title
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)
Source
Publisher
CIIP3: 2268
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
IAM0101
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 32.5cm
W 84cm
D 9.5cm
W 84cm
D 9.5cm
Diplomatic
IVLIA GRATA
TI IV LII AVG L
MELLONTIS PROC
TI IV LII AVG L
MELLONTIS PROC
Edition
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.
Letters
5.5-4.7cm
Findspot
In a well-house in an orange grove near Iamnia
Current Location (if known)
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem, IAA inv. no. 1943-21
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Selected Bibliography
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
Citation
“Latin funerary inscription for Julia Grata from Iamnia (IAM0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/189.