Funerary inscription for Marcus Aurelius Zenon and family
created: Transcription (Reynolds); publications.
source date: Sarcophagus: Mid-Severan; Text: Probably middle third century CE
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ἡ σορ[^1]ὸς διαφέρι Μάρ[^2]κῳ Αὐρηλίῳ Ζή[^3]νωνι βουλευτῇ

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καὶ Μάρ[^4]κῳ Αὐρηλίῳ Μεν[^5]ίππῳ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ

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ἐν ᾗ σορῷ κηδευθήσεται αὐτός τε καὶ Αὐρήλιος Πολυχρόνιος ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἐπίκτητος ὁ θρεπτὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ οὓς ἂν αὐτὸς βουληθῇ εἰς δὲ τὴν εἰσώστην τὴν εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν φέρουσαν κηδευθήσονται Δροσὶς καὶ Διονύσιος

a. The sarcophagus belongs to Marcus Aurelius Zenon, city-councillor

b. and to Marcus Aurelius Menippos, his brother

c. [? in which sarcophagus] there shall be buried himself and Aur(elius) Polychronios his son and Epiktetos whom he fostered, and whomsoever he wishes; in the burial place which faces the road there shall be buried Drosis and Dionysios.

[...] 20v and, from Tisser, 68, whence [...] 31v-32; [...] K.III.39, Abklatsch 104; [...] 148, part, photograph only; [...]; [...], Sarcophagus 29

[...] 2828 (c), 2838 (a and b) ; [...] 164 (part); [...] 575 , whence [...] 463 ; [...] 110 ; [...] 11.59.