Funerary verse for Zenon son of Artemidoros
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source date: Second to early first century BCE
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Ζήνων Ἀρτεμιδώρου ἱερεὺς Διὸς Γονέων Ὀδατις Διονυσίου γυνὴ δὲ Ζήνωνος

τοῦτο τὸ λάινον ἕρκος ὁδοίπορε τὸγ καλὸν ἤδη
κοῦρον Ζήνωνος Ζηνόβιον κατέχει
πεντεκαιεικοσέτης κατέβη δόμον εἰς Ἀχέροντος
λείπων ἐν θαλάμῳ τρυχαλέην ἄλοχον
τοῦτον Φερσεφόνεια κατήγαγεν εἰς Ἀίδαο
μορφῆς καὶ κάλλους εἵνεκε ἐρασσομένη
δισσὰ δὲ ἄλγη ἔλειπε κασιγνηταισι φίλαισιν
μητρὶ δὲ δειλαίῃ δάκρυα καὶ στεναχάς
γίτονα δ' αὐτὸν ἔθεντο κασιγνήτου, μέγα πῆμα
πατρίδι δ' οὐκ ὀλίγον πένθος ἐνεγκάμενον
ἄλλ’ ἄγ' ὁδοιπορίην στήσας ξένε λείβεο κανθὸν
δάκρυσι καὶ χαίρειν ἔννεπε τοὺς κατὰ γῆν

[^a1: at 7: ΕΝΘΑ v. ΔΑΜΩ[..]ΥΧΑΛΕΗΝ | ἔνθα Λάμῳ | ἐν θαλάμῳ]

[^a2: at 13: κασιγνήτοι | κασιγνήτου]

[^a3: at 14-15: ἀλλά γ’ | ἀλλ’ἄγ’]

Zenon, son of Artemidoros, priest of Zeus of the Goneis. Odatis, daughter of Dionysios, wife of Zenon. This stone barrier, traveler, already confines the handsome son of Zenon, Zenobios. At twenty-five he descended to the house of Acheron, leaving in the bed-chamber a care-worn wife. This man Persephone led down to the house of Hades, loving him for his beauty and handsomeness. But he left twin griefs to his dear sisters, and to his unhappy mother tears and groans, they buried him as a neighbour to his brother, a great grief, and bringing no small mourning to his city. But stop your journeying, stranger, moisten your eyes with tears, and speak a greeting to those below earth.

Zenon, son of Artemidoros, priest of Zeus of the Goneis. Odatis, daughter of Dionysios, wife of Zeno. This stone barrier, traveler, already confines the handsome son of Zenon, Zenobios. At twenty-five he descended to the house of Acheron, leaving here Lamo (?) his care-worn (?) wife. This man Persephone led down to the house of Hades, loving him for his beauty and handsomeness. But he left twin (?) griefs to his dear sisters, and to his unhappy mother tears and groans. Near (?) [to his mother, sc.] did his brothers lay him, a great grief, and bringing no small mourning to his city. But stop your journeying, stranger, moisten your eyes with tears, and speak a greeting to those below earth.

Zenon, sohn des Artemidoros, Priester des Zeus der Goneis. Odatis, Tochter des Dionysios, Ehefrau des Zenon.

Wanderer, diese steinerne Schranke enthält Zenobios, den schon fast erwachsenen Sohn des Zenon. Als 25jähriger ging er hinab zum Haus des Acheron, und liess hier zurück seine traurige Gattin Lamo. Ihn hat Phersephone in der Hades aus Liebe herabgeholt, wegen seiner Gestalt und Schönheit. Als Nachbarn (des Vaters) haben ihn die Brüder beigesetz, ihn, der ihnen grosses Leid und der Vaterstadt keine geringe Trauer gebracht hat. Fremder, halt ein in deinem Schreiten, vergiess Tränen aus deinen Augenwinkeln und sprich: Seid gegruusst, ihr unter der Erde.

[...] 90.16.

[...] 455-61, whence [...] 44.865 , [...] 1995.514 , [...] 02/09/33 , [...] 114-115, whence [...] 50.1099 , [...] 2003.167; [...] 13.501.