Honours for the priest of Zeus Soter
IG II3 1 953 Date: Ca. 275 BC
. . . [... that it seems good to] [the Council that the Council and People accept the good] things that the priest reports have occurred in the
sacrifices he made for the health and preservation of the
Council and the People and the others who are well disposed
towards the People; and since the priest made the entry sacrifices (eisitētēria) (5) . . . to Zeus Soter and Athena
Soteira[1] . . . from his own resources, to praise
the priest of Zeus Soter, Smikros son of Philinos
of - and crown him with a foliage crown for his
piety to the gods and love of honour (philotimias) (10) towards the Council and People; and the
prytany secretary shall inscribe this decree
on a stone stele and stand it by (pros) the stoa of
Zeus; and for the inscription of the stele the
board of administrators (tous epi tei dioikēsei) shall allocate the set amount (to diatetagmenon).
col. 1
In crown The Council
col. 2
In crown The People