Honours for a prytany
IG II3 1 1275 Date: 188/7 BC
In the archonship of Symmachos (188/7), in the sixth prytany, of Aigeis,
for which Archikles son of Theodoros of ThorikosVI was secretary. Decree of the People.
On the twenty-fifth (hektei met' eikadas) of Posideon, the twenty-sixth of the prytany.
Assembly in the Piraeus. Of the presiding committee - son of
(5) Philon of Phrearrhioi was putting to the vote and his fellow presiding committee members. The People decided. Herak- son of -
of Sounion proposed: concerning what the prytany of - reports
about the sacrifices which they made before the Assemblies to Apollo
Prostaterios and Artemis Boulaia and the other
gods to whom it is customary, for good fortune, the People shall decide
(10) to welcome the good results that occurred in the sacrifices which they made for the
health and preservation of the Council, [the People, and the allies[1]];
and since the prytany made all the sacrifices
which were proper in the prytany well and with love of honour (philotimōs), and also took care
of the convening of the Council and the People, and
(15) eveything else which the laws and decrees of the People prescribe, to praise the prytany of -
and crown it with a gold crown according to the law
for its piety towards the gods and its love of honour (philotimias) towards the Council
and the People of Athens; and the prytany secretary shall
inscribe this decree on a stone stele and stand it
(20) in the prytanikon; and for the inscribing and setting up of the stele,
the administrator shall allocate the expense accrued.