Hogarth, David G.; Smith, Cecil Harcourt [Contr.]: Excavations at Ephesus: the archaic Artemisia: Text (London, 1908)

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of Temple D, text B. records supplementary efforts of the hierarchy to meet
additional expenditure on that fabric.

I append in tabular form the values recorded in these texts, as I interpret
them :—



Minae.

Lesser
Values.



Metal.

Source.

Reception or Disposal.

A.

40

—



Cold

Temple Gifts

Weighed out.



-5

—



!

Silver )

Bullion <j

City 4">i)a

Contributed.



6

—



Silver?

City: titheofWar Booty

Weighed out.



10







Gold

Temple Deposits

Ditto.



33

—





Silver

Ditto

Ditto.



70

—





Ditto

Shin-dues?

1

Ditto.



10

—





Ditto?

Tithe? of Salt-dues

Ditto?

H.

1
2

—





Gold ?

Tithe of War Booty







i9i

—





Ditto



(Made up from various sources





I (or collected).



.S°

—





Ditto

Temple Deposits?

Weighed out.



—

j 1 Sinter
( 1 Sixth

!



Ditto

Tithe? of Salt-dues

Ditto.



M

—



Ditto



(Made up from various sources









) (or collected).



1? and

5 Twelfth





p



Made up from various sources.



a





1

3

—



?

•

(Collection in the Temple 1









40 and

8 Staters





Silver



^.\ rksumi of previous items,





( now weighed out ?



35

—





Ditto

(".anlen ?

Contributed.

I need hardly say that, in dealing- with texts of such unique character
and difficulty, I claim no finality for my commentary. I have only made a
contribution to the elucidation of this important inscription by argument and
suggestion, and 1 cordially invite revision by other scholars. There is