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516 TOMB ON PENINSULA.
In the earth near the hase of the statue I dis-
covered several fragments of Greek inscriptions on
thin slabs; and in the alcove behind the sarco-
phagus, A, some larger and thicker pieces.
All these appear to be copies of decrees.
The three fragments (Plate XCIIL, Nos. 45, 49,
50) all relate to the same subject, and probably
belong to the same inscription. All three make
mention of a decree or decrees made by the
Senate and people of Cnidus in honour of a certain
Lykrethios, the son of Aristokleides.
The substance of these decrees, so far as the in-
scriptions in their present fragmentary state can be
interpreted, is as follows :—
A solemn proclamation, avayopsua-ig, was to be
made at the Dionysiac festival, that the Senate and
people of Cnidus honoured with a crown the virtue
and public services of Lyka3thios. A commis-
sioner was to be appointed, who was to receive
from the president of the Senate, atpsa-nqp, a sum of
money for superintending the erection of a statue
in honour of Lykasthios. This statue was to be set
up with as little delay as possible. The decree was
ratified by open vote, ^eiporovla, both in the Senate
and the Assembly of the people, and carried in both
bodies unanimously. The inscription has recorded
the number of votes given on this occasion, but the
word representing this number has unfortunately
been broken away from the edge of the stone. The
person charged with the erection of the statue was
Nikephoros, the son of Sophron.1
a There is no proof that the statue which I found in the tomb
In the earth near the hase of the statue I dis-
covered several fragments of Greek inscriptions on
thin slabs; and in the alcove behind the sarco-
phagus, A, some larger and thicker pieces.
All these appear to be copies of decrees.
The three fragments (Plate XCIIL, Nos. 45, 49,
50) all relate to the same subject, and probably
belong to the same inscription. All three make
mention of a decree or decrees made by the
Senate and people of Cnidus in honour of a certain
Lykrethios, the son of Aristokleides.
The substance of these decrees, so far as the in-
scriptions in their present fragmentary state can be
interpreted, is as follows :—
A solemn proclamation, avayopsua-ig, was to be
made at the Dionysiac festival, that the Senate and
people of Cnidus honoured with a crown the virtue
and public services of Lyka3thios. A commis-
sioner was to be appointed, who was to receive
from the president of the Senate, atpsa-nqp, a sum of
money for superintending the erection of a statue
in honour of Lykasthios. This statue was to be set
up with as little delay as possible. The decree was
ratified by open vote, ^eiporovla, both in the Senate
and the Assembly of the people, and carried in both
bodies unanimously. The inscription has recorded
the number of votes given on this occasion, but the
word representing this number has unfortunately
been broken away from the edge of the stone. The
person charged with the erection of the statue was
Nikephoros, the son of Sophron.1
a There is no proof that the statue which I found in the tomb