Sacred law
created: Transcription from stone (CDL).
source date: First half of third century BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], 114 and [...], pp. 30-34, n. 2 a, whence [...], 57.2010, joined by [...], whence [...], 53.2029 and again [...], pp. 147-148, whence [...], 57.2010; [...] 109200.

Cf. [...], pp. 38-40, whence [...], 34.1645; [...], pp. 28-29, 32 (ph.), whence [...], 37.1669 and 1670; [...], pp. 74-75, whence [...], 46.2199; [...], p. 233; [...], pp. 274-275, number 20 (text).

Ἀκαμαντιάδες Ἡραίω πέμπτα φθίνοντος Καρνήιω δυοδεκὰς Δίω [...] καὶ ἧ κα τοὶ ταμίαι Προθεάρια τῶι Ἀρχαγέται θύωντι.

Ἡραίω[^a1] πέμπτα φθίνοντος[^a2] Καρνήιω[^a3] δυοδεκὰς[^a4] Δίω[^a5]

[^a1: Ἡραίω | Ἡραίω | [...]ραίω]

[^a2: πέμπτα φθίνοντος | πράτα φθίνοντος | καταφθίνοντος]

[^a3: Καρνήιω | [...]ηιω | Δίω | [...]ιω]

[^a4: δυοδεκὰς | [...]δεκὰς | δεκὰς | [...][...]εκας]

[^a5: Δίω | [...]]

Jours d'Akamantia: le 26 Hèraios, le 12 Karneios, le tantième Dios et chaque fois que les trésoriers procèdent au sacrifice des prothearia pour l'Arkhègète.

Days of Akamantia: the 26th of Heraios, the 12th of Karneios, the numberth of Dios and every time the treasurers offer the sacrifice of prothearia to the Archegetes.

Giorni degli Akamantia: il 26 Heraios, il 12 Karneios, il tale giorno di Dios e ogni volta che i tesorieri offrono il sacrificio dei prothearia all'Archegetes.

The lettering as well as the display of side b of the stone (in IGCyr109300) show that the latter resulted of a re-use. Why the former inscription was cut in the middle of the narrow side of the stele might be explained at least partly by the hole surmounting those few lines. The broader sides were perhaps not accessible for writing and/or reading if something was attached to the narrow side approximately at middle height.

We keep here the wider and traditional title 'sacred law'. In fact, this is more precisely a calendar of sacrifices.

The link between Ἀκαμαντιάδες and Ἀκαμάντια (IGCyr016700, l. 21) was explained by [...], approved by [...].

Since both fragments have been brought together, some readings proposed before 2003 for the months and dates are no longer valid. What is now clear is that the name of the month at the genitive case was followed by the mention of the day inside it.

About the treasurers' role and the sacrifice called prothearia, see at [...], p. 32. We should add that IGCyr064100, being a dedication by thearoi about to sail to Delphi, is probably related to that ceremony, which would logically have taken place at the port of Cyrene.

Additional comment for [...]: the list of names cut on both sides of the stele later than those regulations has been identified by [...] as priests plausibly of Ammon. The question now remains: what relation between Ammon's cult and the Akamantia? We know nearly nothing about the supposed sanctuary of Ammon were fragment b was discovered. The stele may have been brought from elsewhere on purpose of its re-use.