Translations of Hellenistic Inscriptions: 63

ACCOUNTS OF THE TREASURERS OF THE TEMPLE OF DELOS

For a description of the treasurers' accounts at Delos, and a translation of a later set of accounts, see BD_130. The excerpts translated here include two of the recurring expenses of a typical Greek state: public statues (often of kings) and performers for games. For the cost of public statues, see the list in J.Ma, "Statues and Cities", p.264 ( Google Books ). E.Csapo, in "The Context of Ancient Drama" (p.204), states that it has been calculated that choral pipers were paid 1500 drachmas each for attending the games at Delos, but the prize at the games was a mere 60 drachmas.

The following public money also was received by us in the sacred chest:

• a pot in which were 3000 drachmas, with the inscription ". . . deposited by Hegeas and Apollodoros, treasurers in the year when Apollodoros was archon, for the statue of king Attalos and the statue of Philippos the doctor"
• another pot, in which were 4750 drachmas 4½ obols, with the inscription: "from the bank of Theon in the month of Posideon in the year when Apollodoros was archon, the treasurers Hegeas and Apollodoros deposited the remainder of the money assigned to the ledger"; from this we have transferred to another pot the money which is missing from all the sacred and public money; the rest is in there
• another pot, in which were 4890 drachmas 2¼ obols, with the inscription: "the money deposited by the treasurers in the year when Chaireas was archon as payment for the pipers, and the rest of the money deposited by Hegeas and Apollodoros, treasurers in the year when Apollodoros was archon"
• another pot, in which were 5010 drachmas, with the inscription: "from the fund of Philistos and Hephaistion, deposited by Diakritos and Nikon, treasurers in the year when Chaireas was archon, for the ledger"
• another pot, in which were 6206 drachmas, with the inscription: "the money deposited by Hegeas and Apollodoros, treasurers in the year when Apollodoros was archon, for the embankment, and the money deposited by Diakritos and Nikon, treasurers in the year when Chaireas was archon, for the embankment, and the remainder of the money reserved for the embankment"
• another pot in which were 4000 drachmas, with the inscription "from the fund of Timon, in the month of Posideon in the year when Chaireas was archon, the treasures Diakritos and Nikon deposited this money for the statue of king Attalos and the statue of king Antiochos and queen Laodike"
• another pot in which were 3470 drachmas, with the inscription "from the bank of Hellen and Mantineus, in the month of Posideon in the year when Olympiodoros was archon, Apatourios and Empedos deposited the payments for the pipers along with their expenses for upkeep and choruses; from this we took for Telemachos the salary and gift of hospitality and prizes for winning and for the expenses of choruses and upkeep: the total"
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