IGII31 1387 Honours for Xen-

Honours for Xen-

IG II³ 1 1387 Date: Ca. 170 BC

. . . . . . ^[1] . . . has deposited ≥ 20 dr. (?) . . . . . . administration (oikonomias) of the money (5) . . . in order, therefore, that there may be an incentive for all those who love honour (philotimoumenois) to benefit the public need, knowing that they will receive thanks worthy of their benefactions, for good fortune, the - shall decide,^[2] to praise Xen- (10) . . . and crown him with a myrtle crown, [which is traditional], for his piety towards the gods and his love of honour (philotimias) towards . . .

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IG II³ 1 1387 (Translated text) (IG Online) (PHI)

SEG 21.419

Tracy, ALC 103

Agora XVI 285

Translation by: Stephen Lambert, Feyo Schuddeboom

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)
Ohio - (1)

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Decree (Council/People)

Original location: [City Eleusinion]

Findspot: Agora (east of Eleusinion) (Ag. I 6843)

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[1] The award of a myrtle crown indicates that the honorand had been of service to Demeter and/or the Eleusinian religion. Cf. the decrees honouring the managers of the Mysteries, IG II³ 1, 1164, a priestess of Demeter, IG II³ 1, 1189, the Ephesians, IG II³ 1, 1215, and the fragmentary IG II³ 1, 1209. The inscription was cut by a mason whose dated work spans the years 194-147 ("Cutter of Agora I 247") and was probably set up in the City Eleusinion. [2] IG follows Meritt in printing [δεδόχθαι τῶι δήμωι· ἐ]παινέσαι, "the People shall decide, to praise", but [δεδόχθαι τεῖ βουλεῖ· ἐ]παινέσαι,"the Council shall decide, to praise" is also possible. Aside from the Assembly decrees honouring Council prytanies, which were conventionally non-probouleumatic, as in the preceding period (AIO Papers 4, 14-15) non-probouleumatic decrees are uncommon in the years 200/199-168/7 (for foreigners, only IG II³ 1, 1278 and perhaps IG II³ 1, 1263), though there is one unrestored case in a decree for Athenians, IG II³ 1, 1284 (see also IG II³ 1, 1298, IG II³ 1, 1330). We do not have to do here with the probouleumatic formula (i.e. δεδόχθαι τεῖ βουλεῖ· τοὺς λαχόντας προέδρους εἰς τὴν ἐπιοῦσαν ἐκκλησίαν χρηματίσαι ...), but given the religio-financial context it is possible that this is an independent Council decree. Aside from the Council decrees honouring officials of a prytany, there would be parallels in the early second century in IG II³ 1, 1300, a Council decree honouring the commissioners for replacing the coverings in the tholos (l. 27), and IG II³ 1, 1373, a Council decree honouring a priestess of Aglauros (an earlier decree for this priestess, IG II³ 1, 1002, had been probouleumatic); cf. IG II³ 1, 1388; and note also IG II³ 1, 1189, a decree honouring a priestess of Demeter with a myrtle crown possibly passed by the Council alone. [Lambert].

Added: 9 Mar 2017
Updated: 18 Mar 2018
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