Ninnion Tablet

The Ninnion Tablet

The Ninnion Tablet, dated to approximately 370 BC, is a red clay tablet depicting the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries (religious rites connected to Greek mythology). It was rediscovered in Eleusis, Attica in 1895, and is kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Content

The tablet depicts Iacchus leading a procession of initiates into the Mysteries. Receiving this group are the deities Demeter and Persephone. Above the artifact's main scene are multiple representations of the moon. The Ninnion Tablet is the only known original representation of the Mysteries' initiation rites.

References

Clinton, Kevin (2010). "Chapter 22: The Mysteries of Demeter and Kore". In Ogden, Daniel. A Companion to Greek Religion. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World (1st ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 349–353. ISBN 9781444334173.
Kerényi, Carl (1991). Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter. Volume 4 of Archetypal Images in Greek Religion. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691019154.

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Major exhibits at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Antikythera Ephebe Antikythera mechanism Aphrodite and Pan Artemision Bronze Aritacata tomb Atalante Hermes Daidala Diadumenos Dipylon inscription Funerary naiskos of Aristonautes Jockey of Artemision Kroisos Kouros Lemnos stele Marathon Boy Mask of Agamemnon Myrtis Nestor's Cup Ninnion Tablet Phrasikleia Kore Pitsa panels Poseidon of Milos Rhamnous Themis Sounion Kouros Statue of a Nereid Theseus Ring The Harp Player The Lutist Varvakeios Athena Warrior Vase

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