Honours for Menippos and Zenon sons of Zenon
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ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος ταῖς μεγίσταις καὶ πρεπούσαις τειμαῖς ἐτείμησεν Μένιππον καὶ Ζήνωνα τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς ταμίας νεοποιοὺς υἱους Ζήνωνος τοῦ Μενίππου τοῦ Ζήνωνος τοῦ Καλλίου ἀρχιερέως ταμίου νεοποιοῦ καὶ τὰς ἄλλας ἅπασας ἀρχάς τε καὶ λειτουργίας καὶ ἐπιδόσεις καὶ ἔργων κατασκευὰς φιλοτείμως ἐπιτελέσαντας τῇ πατρίδι θαυμασθέντας ἐπί τε σωφροσύνῃ καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ διὰ πάντος ὁμονοίᾳ πρὸς αὑτοὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ ζῆσαι κοσμίως καὶ ἀιδημόνως καὶ ἰσοτείμως πρὸς ἅπαντας τοὺς πολείτας ἐπαινεθέντας ἐπὶ εὐνοίᾳ τῇ πρὸς τὴν πατρίδα καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν θείων Αὐτοκρατόρων ἐπιμεληθέντος Ζηνοβίου δ Ἐπαφροδείτου

[The Council and the People] honoured [with very great and ] appropriate honours Menippos and Zenon, brothers, high-priests, treasurers, temple-builders, sons of Zenon the son of Menippos, the son of Zenon the son of Kallias, who was high-priest, treasurer, temple-builder; they fulfilled for their country, with generosity, all other magistracies and offices and financial contributions and constructions of public works, being admired for prudence, and for their agreement with each other in all circumstances, and for a life-style which is decorous and commands respect, treating all citizens as their equals, and praised for their goodwill to their country also by the divine emnperors. Zenobios fourth of the name from Epaphroditos was responsible for the erection of the monument.

The text is identical, in content and layout, to .i, found in the aleipterion of the Hadrianic baths. For the tomb of these men see .

[...] Walls 9, SBI 61

[...] H.126 (listed)