Honours for Lapyris of Kleonai
IG II3 1 375 Date: 323/2 BC
In the archonship of Kephisodoros (323/2), in the first
prytany, of HippothontisVIII, for which Archias
son of Pythodoros was secretary. On the eleventh
of Hekatombaion, the eleventh; of the prytany.[1] Of the
(5) presiding committee (proedrōn) Timostratos of - was putting to the vote.
The People decided. Epiteles son of Soinomos
of Pergase proposed: concerning what the [head of the delegation (arketheōros)] to the Nemean Games (Nemea) says and Lapyris the proxenos
of the city, [for good fortune?] the People shall decide: that the
(10) head of the delegation (arketheōr-) shall . . . . . . to the . . . and Athenians . . . . . . portion . . . him the money . . . (15) receive [on behalf of?] . . . the proxenoi . . . . . . as many . . . . . . who wishes of the Athenians (?) . . . (20) . . . proxenos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) [enemies?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and as many . . . (35) head of the delegation (arketheōros) . . . the delegate (theōron) . . . [to?] the proxenoi . . . just as Lapyris the proxenos . . . and the receivers (apodektas) shall allocate to whoever is in office at any time
as head of the delegation (arketheōrōi) . . . (40) money.
And to praise Lapyris son of Kallias of Kleonai,[2] the proxenos, and invite him to
dinner in the city hall (prutaneion) tomorrow;
and the secretary of the Council shall inscribe this decree
(45) on or by (eis) the stele on the
acropolis on which is written
the proxeny for Echenbrotos of Kleonai, the ancestor of
Lapyris.[3]