Decree about Hestiaia
AIUK 4.2 (BM, Decrees of Council and Assembly) no. 3 Date: 446 BC or a little later (?)Face A (front)
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Fragments ab
3 lines traces[2] . . . Athen- (?)
(5) . . . . . . thousand
. . . . . . carry across or differ (?)
. . . Hestiaia . . . (10) . . . and the
6 lines traces (17) . . . the exactions
. . . if anyone disputes
. . . those from Hestiaia (20) . . . gift or grant . . . of money
. . . not less than
. . . [not permitted to?] put to the vote
. . . arrest
(25) . . . stele, and the . . . according
. . . . . . People (?)
. . .
Fragment c
(30) . . . . . . Athenian . . . . . . the other [lawsuits?] . . . . . . leaves or permits money . . . . . . shall be complete or in good order (?) . . . (35) . . . [in?] the principal Assembly . . . . . . the levy of a capital tax (?) (chrematon e(i)spho[r-)[3] . . . . . . so long as pirates do not . . . . . . them (?) . . . . . .
Fragment e
(40) . . . . . . the – in . . . . . . the decisions (?) . . . . . . are decided on a fair and equal basis (?) . . . . . . whatever they decide not . . . (45) . . . for the lawsuits (?) . . . the – from Hestiaia to . . . in
Hestiaia whenever . . . in
Hestiaia among themselves (?) . . . but if
. . . do not [find?] - from the Council (?)
(50) . . . driving or rowing or marching . . . whether for horses or donkeys or sheep . . . . . . whoever wishes . . . Hestiaia . . . is taken . . . on his own behalf . . . Council chamber or jury-court (55) whenever . . . the [other lawsuits?] . . . the People (?) or the archon shall penalise or be penalised . . . those who [lay writs?] at Athens . . . whenever (?)
. . . the other lawsuits . . . from
Chalkis to Oropos shall be charged . . . but if
(60) someone [transports - by ferry] from Oropos to Hestiaia . . . transports - by ferry to Oropos, he shall be charged . . . but if
someone transports - by ferry from Chalkis to Hestiaia . . . he shall be charged four obols . . . those participating in a procession . . . [on the occasion of?] (65) [the procession . . .?], shall pay half . . . wishes or does not wish to convey the [participant in the procession?][4] . . . prescribed . . .
Fragment d
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Fragment f
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Fragment g
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Face B (back)
Fragments abc
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Fragment e
. . . . . . to the jury-court
(75) . . . from Hestiaia introduces . . . . . . in the same month the judges of maritime cases (nautodikai) . . . they shall fill the court
. . . shall be liable at their accounting; exactions shall be
. . . as they are at Athens in cases heard by the circuit judges[5] (80) . . . lawsuits for cases of [violence] or injury
. . . the statute of limitations has not expired; but if someone
. . . the convicted shall be [held?] at Hestiaia until
. . . seven (or thirty?) men from those living at Hestiaia . . . shall render their accounts in Hestiaia (85) . . . (let them?) render [accounts] to the [Council?] in Hestiaia . . . circuit [judges?] in Hestiaia three times
. . . the same ones in Dion [and in] . . . in Ellopia another judge or court . . . Ellopians . . . in Ellopia (90) . . . the archon or official at Athens . . . . . . of those who have being allotted [to hold office in?] Hestiaia . . . in Hestiaia as it [is decided by] the . . . . . . from those living [in?] . . . . . . these men . . . (95) . . . cases in excess of ten [drachmas?] . . . Council . . .
Fragments df
. . . the lawsuits . . . . . . or injur- . . . . . . the lawsuits shall be conducted before the (?) . . . (100) . . . the month of -, the summoners or summons-witnesses (?) . . . . . . Hestiaia . . . . . . . . . . . . the archon or official [at?] Athens . . . (105) . . . introduction . . . . . . the offices at Athens . . . . . .
Fragment g
. . . . . . Council-chamber or jury court . . . (110) . . . the judges . . . . . . and the lawsuits . . . . . . let them introduce . . . . . . pay the penalty . . . . . .