1804.] Decree of the Egyptian Priefts in Honour of Ptolamy V. ‘411 
Pemecwt TH neeece cravTn erroyve (9) Enerdn 
Baotreye TE roAspcetoc wswya/DLoC, NYLTENIKEVIS UTEO 
Te DIn, Qroe Extduvncs EUYpleos, 0 ey Pact- 
Aews Wroreumis nat Basidicons Apsivons, Oewy 
Gihotaroowy, “ete wahhe evepyélnxey tT. J CEpthy 
wat (7°) rove ev eviloig ovres, nur Tes Ure THY 
seule Bartrevcey Turronevoue aTavlesy ymeLoy wy 
Seog ex Sov um Dea; nv9oumes Qeag o rns lows 
met Ootgiog yioc, 9 EMapuvas TW WeTpL avis 
Ostoetrs re wore Seas (1) eveoyerinwy Sterxeterevos, 
weveleSeiney etg Te tp epyupinns Te neue ouliyas 
Tporodxc, not Samavas worhug uTsrercevnnery 
eee TR THY AlyuTTOY Eg eUdLAY ayeyELY nob TL 
sire xeTasngcedet, (17) ceets te ceoule Suvaprzoy 
wepirevPownnxe Werks HaULOTO Twy UT APY BT WY 
#” Atyunrw wpocodwy xt Doporoytwy Thyceg [ney FLG 
TEAS opnney, ares Oe xEXHDINEV, OMWS O TE AcLOS 
moet ot eedrot woles ey (13) evpIuniw wow em THE 
rovle Bucthias te Te Pucihine opensure o 
WosTwPerroy of ev AryuTrw nxvl ev ty AorT Paci= 
Acta avle ove worrn, rw wandet ADnKEY’ MeL TES 
By rais puraneets (4) amnyprevecs wuL THs EV HETLeLLS 
OvTMS EX Worry Koved, amehuce Twy EVHEAAN [A EV” 
wooceluks Je xt rag weacodus TwY Leawy, nat TeAG 
Qidornewws es aula uxlemavloy cuvtakels oiling 
(5) ce nau epyurincc, ojrotwg ds mae cog tan 
HBTUS MTO[LOLOMS TOLE e0ks aT) 
Auridos yusy nut Twy THU PULOELTW y 
Twy UMass caviwy Fos J 2016 ETL TR NTAhT2I0G LUT, 
(5) every exe ywens wpordlaZev de Mek Tet Tw 
tepewy, omwe fandey wrzioy Sidwow ey TO TeAECH 
sinov x elaccovloy ewe Te wmowls cleo emt te welpos 
eve’ amehucey Se xt Tas ex cwy (77) ceowy eOywy 
tx xmreviovloy ao AdeEnvipciay nares, weo- 
ctlagey de nes rHy cuAAmLW cwv ae THY yavleay 
fan Weiter cwy T so co BaciAinoy cwyTeAy- 
Pevwy ey ToC tepotg Hucotwwy (18) ofoviwy amehuTev 
Th OYO REN, Te Te eYrEASLLpeVe wel ev Tore 
WyoTepoy HX covets eemonclesncey ero Tay xaInxecay 
Tali, PoovliGwy omwe ta etGiopeeve avvleanrau 
rors eos unl. co (19) mournnoy’ ootwe Os xcs 79 
Site Loy TWaciy extrevErfKery uaFames Eayans oprelers 
nab paryas? wWo.ceTeeev Cf Hat TUS uuTeTOPEVO- 
EVES EX TE TwY fA tiAwY xdL TWY GAAWY TwY 
ernolora (7°) doovncavluy ev tog uere THY TAPOY NY 
AMLCOLS MUTENJovTAS, AEVELY ET! TWY LOLWY “TIT EWY 
weoevondyn Se nut omws eLamocerwoy duverprets 
bmTimor TE moor weCincee xab ynes ems THs eTENovlers 
(71) ent rny Avyutroy net Te Thy Sakuooay x01 
THY NTLELQOV, UTonWEWaS SaTeVas eoyupinas TE not 
CrTines eyarhac, ome Te Slepa, xvi ot ev avin 
wmavlas ev aopwrcia wow wapaytvoe- (77) vos Ce 
mat ets Auxwytonmy sav ev tn Pectailn, 1 ay xen 
TELAVA(LEIN HOLE OY VOWLLEVY DILIG WOALOCALeLY OT ALWY 
Te wagers, debireceoes neue TH MAN YOENTAL 
TWUTN, WO MY E% WOAAB (73) Kove guvernnviag 
THY addeTuormlos ToS emiouyayGecw sig avTny 
ac: Perty, of nowy cio Te Tee bepa, “a6 Teo Ey AtyuT= 
Tw nUToKyVieLs WORACL MUX TUVTETPALOPLEVOL, “CLL 
a= (4) tinehioas yumaow re nee Tapests nes 
Teyerty wuiny aktoroyars weshufey cov Te 
Nadoy thy aveBucw peyakyy woingeneve ey Tw 
Oydow ETet, meet Edionevay xerondhugew ta (25) 
median, Keres ey ex WoAhwy ToTWY, OXY pwous Fu 
SIAUTA Twv Telenwy, Yoonynces sig avi xon= 
PETW WanJog wx oAryov, nat neTUSnoUS LTTE 
Te uot wees woos TH duAGAH (70) auawy EV arty 
gov" TV TE TOMY xetler noclog ELNEVy KELL THS EV 
avin acess weivles dbepdeepery xcuFaTe2 ow oe NG 
TE TVS 
CLIKT ES 
nek Twy cerAAWwY 
lected through the country to Memphis, to 
the king, to celebrate the affumption of the 
royal dignity by Ptolomy, the immortal, be- 
loved of Phtha, the Goa Epiphanes, moft gra-, 
cious, which he received from his father :. 
they being aflembled in the temple at Mem~ 
phis on that day, decree, that fince King 
Ptolomy, the immortal, beloved of Phtha, 
the God Epiphanes, moft gracious, defcended 
from King Ptolomy and Queen Arfinoe, Gods 
Philopateres, having done well to the tem. 
ples and thofe who ferve in them, and to all 
placed under his dominion, being a God de- 
{cended from a God and Goddefs, as Horus 
the fon of Ifis and Ofiris, the avenger of his 
father Ofiris, well difpofed toward the Gods, 
has granted large fupplies for the fervice 
of the temples, as well in filver as in corn, 
fupported :nany expences to render the cli- 
.mate of Egypt wholefome, and eftablifhed the 
facred rites, and rendered fervice to all to 
the utmoft of his power; and of the exifting 
reverfions and tributes, has remitted fome 
and lightened others, fothat both the people 
and all other perfons might live in plenty 
under his government; and the debts due to 
the king from the inhabitants of Egypt, and 
from other parts of his kingdom, which were 
numerous, he has forgiven to the people; 
and has delivered thofe who were confined in 
prifon, or who had been long engaged in 
law-fuits ; and has confirmed the reverfions 
of the priefts, and the annual contributions to 
them both in corn and filver, and Iikewife 
the portions allotted to the Gods from the 
vineyards and the gardens, and other things 
appropriated to the Gods by his father, and 
ordained them to remain eftablifhed through 
the country; and that the criefts fhould pay 
no more for their perfona] impofition, thaa 
what had been required in the firft year of 
his father’s reign; and relieved thofe of the 
facred order from making the annual voyage 
to Alexandria; and exempted them from con- 
tribution to the voyage; and has remitted 
two thares of thofe of the byfus linen, due 
to the government; and all other things 
neglected in preceding times has reftored to 
their proper order, taking care that the offer- 
ings to the Gods fhould be properly per- 
formed. He has alfo difpenfed juftice ro all, 
as Hermes the great and great; and ordained 
that they who quitted the armed rebels, and 
thofe who inthe time.of tumult had held 
{:ntiments in oppoiition to the government, 
and had returned, fhould remain in quiet pof- 
feffion of their property; and provided that 
forces, horfe and foot, and fhips, fhould be 
fent ayainit thofe who rebelled in Egypt, 
both by land and fea; having fuftained great 
expences both of corn and filver, that the 
temples and inhabitants of the country might 
be in fecurity ; and approaching Lycopolis, in 
the diftri& of Buiiris, which was circumval- 
lated and fortified againft a fiege with a plen- 
tiful fupply of arms, becaufe for a confidera- 
ble time, preceding the fpirit of revolt had 
a€tuated thofe within it, and had caufed con- 
3 H2 fiderable 
