Decree of Sarapiastai, 214/3 BC
AIUK 4.3A (BM, Decrees of Other Bodies) no. 5 Date: 214/3 BC
[In the archonship of Diokles (214/3 BC) ?] . . . . . . [proposed]:
since the treasurer of the Sarapiastai, Zopyros,
and the secretary, Theophanes, and the [manager],
(5) Olympichos, have frequently shown themselves
irreproachable both previously . . . . . . in these responsibilities, and they
rendered their accounts for everything according to the law (?),
and, appointed in the archonship of Hagnias (215/4 BC), they
(10) completed the year well and justly, for good
fortune, the Sarapiastai shall decide, to praise
them and crown them with a foliage crown
with a fillet when next the Sarapiastai sacrifice,
and the religious officials shall announce their
(15) names every time at each festival (thusian) after
the sacrifices; and if they do not announce or do not
crown, each of them shall be fined [50?] drachmas sacred to the Sarapiastai; so that
there may be an incentive to honour-loving behaviour
(20) towards themselves (i.e. the Serapiastai), knowing that they will be honoured
appropriately; and
if they display love of honour (philotimoumenois) in the future it shall be possible for them
to obtain other benefits from the association
of the Sarapiastai; and to praise and crown
the president of the society (proeranistrian), Nikippe, because
(25) she performed the sacrifices at the appointed times;
and to inscribe this decree on a stone stele and set it up in the [Sarapeion?];
and Zopyros the treasurer shall allocate the expenses accruing for these things
from the common funds.
col. 1 (30) President of the society
Nikippe.
Treasurer
Zopyros.
Secretary
(35) Theophanes.
[Manager] [Olympichos].
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col. 2 Seleukos
Dorion
(40) Euboulides
Ant-
Xe[n-] Th-
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col. 3 Py-
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