11.308. Funerary inscription for Marcus Aurelius [·· ? ··] ?high-priest

Description:
Part of the right end of a white marble sarcophagus front (W. 0.56 × H. 0.43 × D. 0.16) with relief below showing winged figures and a palm branch;
Text:
Inscribed on the upper margin, in an area which is in poor condition.
Letters:
0.02; top line obscured by cement; ligatured ΝΗ, l.1, ΤΗ, l.2
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
City, South-east: re-used in the Theatre area.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1969 (69.387)
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 [·· ? ··]ΣΥΝΗ̣Σ̣ Μάρ̣(κου) Αὐρ̣(ηλίου) [·· c. 5 ··]
2[·· ? ··]ς̣ ἀ̣ρχιερέως τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τῆς
3[·· ? ··] Ζηνωνίδος stop vacat
1[ - - - ]ΣΥΝ··ΜΑ·ΑΥ·[·····]
2[ - - - ]··ΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣΤΟΥΑΝΔΡΟΣΤΗΣ
3[ - - - ]ΖΗΝΩΝΙΔΟΣ stop       
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
συ
ν
<unclear reason="damage" >
η
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
</orig>
<expan>
<abbr>
Μά
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κου
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Αὐ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ηλίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ς
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ἀ
</unclear>
ρχιερέως
τοῦ
ἀνδρὸς
τῆ
ς
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
Ζηνωνίδος
<g type="stop" />
<space extent="6" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>

Translation:

[·· ? ··]of Mar(cus) Aur(elius) [·· ? ··] high priest, the husband of [ . . . ] Zenonis.

Commentary:

The last line presumably (?) contained the name of the stephanephoros: cf. 15.203 (=LBW 1629)

Photographs:

Face (1978)
 Face (1978)

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