Law of the phrat of the Labyadai, Delphi, fifth/fourth century 4. eee 1. SAW OF THE PHRATRYUD OF THE LARYAMAL AT DELEH 4 anything that breaks the law le the cakes. [will exact money and will publish accoune uty forthe Labya: al and I wil not esl nor do any harm by any means or device tothe 15 Oath: ‘T promise by Zeus Patria, ICT keep my cath may good things TT break my oath, brought and dhe cakes offred same year; anyone wi docs a bring the sacrf {he eakesis to depos the person making the offering comes cendortes the oforing. If they oner48 LAW oF THE PHATROG! OF THE LARVADAD AT DELPHI 2» [ple xa Bpoyuds. Ader Li 8a gc Sion rae gos ores hore x! dr oy. AB b rele np 0 teogejuar rMow née= 16 Aah Bin Hole to ofr the cakes lowing ear or ele pay a fine B rmeniers of the pati, Al the Labya- daar to decide at. cferings and atthe Apel sacrificial victins, provide d less than ‘They are Bueryone isto pray that he wes sty the gods wil give him many ‘00d things and, ifhe votes unjustly, sctaccording to what has er donot make the ag swear pay a fine inna fo each offence does not swear may’ smaviage oF childbit offerings contrary to whats rite, lteach ofthote who recived the offerings pay go drachma, Ihe s ace the common funds or any ofthe agimakesan accusation of doing anything writen, and he lected but does not pas judgement, him pay fine of drachma, and them elect another and compte tho owera penalyieta los hisrights ihe paysDbarias. No more than 35 drachmas to spent, either on atics bough ‘om thing for the house "The thick shroud is © be brown. Anyone who Desks any ofthese rules to pay a Eublet, Arcamita, Lapin, Theo- wth him sacrifice viet and ‘hat he spent sarvingin the five-day fice 7 Hany ofthese writen tobe fermeath the dango and all the other Lay pillow placed atthe head. di aretoexacta fine and the be carried covered slience, and is n0t to be put ‘thehiowebeforethey have ‘come tothe tomb, and there et there bol, and ithe drupe i et be. unt dhe are Brough npayafine ofene ob $9 Atthe tombs there istobenolament= 9 The following regulations have been ing or wailing over those who died earlier, but everyone i 1 inside. Panotos gave this ar dowry to his daughter Bouya « halfsheep anda goat from thesseifice oft etm ad the ai 4 These are the sacrifices of the Labya- Aa in the month Apeliaiog to Dio yao, atthe feast ofthe Hoan to Zeus Patcoos an bet rite to Apo and the Labyadaidrinktogether. The other fest to be heldin thereon,8 1 LAW OTHE PuRATRWI OF THE LABYADAI AY DELPHE Ie ype, and olen and this updating, together fourh-century date. The Ful of deciding wh ear text, mark of adision daputes and proceeds ‘andar offexivals, although much om hisses obcare structure, We do vectings smioned by a single phratey member (A. 42-3, Bh 29-4). The ier af votes by which a mation was passe tea quorum (B.9-r0 yg). They aio apparently form a court before wl ward, and which has the power In adtiton, the inerption mentions dai oes with Leip. 157 nd estamartsi five-day oficial’ D. 16) who appear to have fee’ (D. 22) who are here made responsible for Whether these ate all oficial ofthe Tabada i no entively ees ‘oath of new members, which they swear by Apollo the god of Delphi as he etval ofthe Apel ‘Apaturit: compare §). Theandeveralofthem ave the Ape 2 feast ofthe Labyadki is attache athe city festivals they celebrate the fe tionally eld to have en oniginal yearn paym yearonly 5 deposit the word dye acer ) a f ‘entertains foreigners, andso:on. On the oes, this not taking prt in he group feast giving a trong sense to Labyadai festa the ith entertaining orign umber of group feast very large inde the potential number af people | ‘the 182 voting renders the potential 1738 0n Delphi in general, and sacrifice equally large (note resupotes thatthe group feasts are ate obliged to go. On the former intexpretation the would presumably be levied on someone -mbers welcome at asaciice which they were hold nerpretation the fines would be levied ana person who fale to group feats. The latter interpretation has the advantage of explaining why the immediately move to clauses about non-attendance (an! misbe havi audmit other member who wih toattend to fenton the ‘ther than the view shat all Labyadai were obliged oat non-atteadance inthe intervening four months (roughly Febriary to May mentioned, eleven are not otherwise known at Delphi, ancl many cannotThese git lar consultants, § oF point we ind ourselves Inision wo the Lay Dees the group officials havea rele grou Athens honours loyal Samians, 403/2 [eure BouheodoPan pera {5 moo inaes Bigarro) Ze 1 Osere i on 1. LAW OF THE PHRATRYIO OF THE LanYaDAL AT DELFI 33 ‘he Delphian av, adopted anda lined by the growth ofc expansion, of the reg and which in some other rituals continued been going on for centuries, continued fo asert il, Ch 2 MJ. Oe, aan, D5, Tre Hag 3 the Spey, Pan fm ‘council and the people, Pan retary; uclides was atchon [409 10 proposed Praise the Samians because they are good ny; Agyreis of ‘Oa was chairman, th regard to the Athenians and reed previously for de people withthe Saran negot snmon wth them. The Ath ey received enthuse the