Equality of taxation for a man of Pergamon
IG II3 1 989 Date: 256/5 BC
Gods.
In the archonship of Antimachos (256/5), in the tenth
prytany, of HippothontisX, for which Chairigenes son of Chairigenes
of MyrrhinousV was secretary. On the eleventh
(5) of Mounichion, the twenty-first of the prytany.
Principal Assembly. Of the presiding committee - son of
- of Pallene was putting to the vote and his fellow presiding committee members.
The Council and People decided. S- son of
-enes of Probalinthos proposed: since -ias
(10) continues to be of good will to the Athenian People, and now
on the occasion of the public subscriptions (epidoseōn) has contributed to the People
for the protection of the city - medimnoi of barley
and 200 drachmas of silver; and he declares
that in the future he will be useful to the People
(15) as far as he is able, for good fortune, the Council
shall decide: that the presiding committee (proedrous) allotted to preside
in the People, when the days set by law have
passed, shall put the matter on the agenda at the next
Assembly and submit the opinion of the Council
(20) to the People, that it seems good to the Council to praise
-ias son of Akrot-os of Pergamon for his good will
towards the Council and Athenian People, and
equality of taxation (isoteleian) shall be granted to him and his descendants,
the right of ownership (enktēsin) of a house to the value of -; and the
(25) [court presidents (thesmothetas)] shall submit for him the scrutiny (dokimasian) of the grant
to the court [when they fill the courts];
and to inscribe this decree on a stone
stele and stand it on the [acropolis]; and for the
[setting up] the administrator (ton epi tēi dioikēsei) shall allocate the
(30) expenditure accrued.