The Kitians granted permission to found a sanctuary of Aphrodite
IG II3 1 337 Date: 333/2 BC
Gods.
Decree 1 In the archonship of Nikokrates (333/2),
in the first prytany,
of AigeisII. Of the presiding committee 5 Theophilos of Phegous
was putting to the vote.[1] The Council
decided. Antidotos son of Apollodoros
of Sypalettos proposed:
concerning what the Kitians say
10 about the foundation
of the sanctuary of Aphrodite,
the Council shall resolve:
that the presiding committee allotted
to preside at the
15 next Assembly shall introduce
them and place the matter on the agenda
and submit the opinion
of the Council to the People
that it seems good to the Council
20 that the People, having heard the
Kitians concerning the foundation
of the sanctuary, and any other
Athenian who wishes,
shall deliberate
25 as seems to it best.[2]
Decree 2 In the archonship of Nikokrates (333/2),
in the second prytany,
of PandionisIII. Of the
presiding committee Phanostratos
30 of Philaidai was putting to the vote.
The People decided. Lykourgos
son of Lykophron of Boutadai[3] proposed:
concerning what is deemed
to have been the lawful supplication
35 of the Kitian merchants[4] who are asking the
People for right of ownership of a plot of land on
which to found a sanctuary of Aphrodite,
the People shall decide:
to grant the Kitian merchants 40 right of ownership of a plot of land on which to found a
sanctuary of Aphrodite,
as the Egyptians have founded
a sanctuary of
45 Isis.