A white marblestele, slightly damaged (1.42, 0.525, 0.20). There is a pediment above, outlined with moulding and flanked by small acroteria. For a full description see Smith, l.c.
Description of Text
Inscribed on the lower part of the face, 0.54 below the pediment (so presumably below a painted image). The layout is compressed and irregular.
Letters
Second-early 1st century B.C.; 0.01-0.015.
Date
Second to early first century B.C.
(monument, lettering)
Zenon, son of Artemidoros, priest of Zeus of the Goneis. Odatis, daughter of Dionysios, wife of Zenon. his 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. (Jones)
Commentary
For a very full commentary see Jones loc. cit. below, with further comments in SEG.
Locations
Necropolis, South-west, brought in from the fields some kilometers south west of the city, towards Bingeç.UnknownMuseum (1990)
Text Constituted From
Τranscription (Reynolds); publications.
History of Recording
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1990 (90.16; museum inv. no. 5677).
Bibliography
Published by C. P. Jones and R. R. R. Smith, 'Two inscribed monuments of Aphrodisias', Arch. Anz. (1994), 455-72, 455-61, whence SEG 1994.865, BullEp. 1995.514, Steinepigramme02/09/33; discussed by K.J. Rigsby, ZPE 1333 (2000), 114-115, whence SEG 2000.1099.