Decree of honours for Hephaistion
created: Transcription (Reynolds)
source date: Perhaps second - first century BCE
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ἔδοξεν τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ[...] γραμματέως δήμου ἐπεὶ Ἡφαιστίων Ἑρμ[...] ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης ἡλικίας γέγονεν ζηλωτὴς τῶν προγόνων [...] ἐκείνων δόξαν αὐξὼν καὶ ἐπικοσμῶν πρεσβείαις [...]στεφανήφορος ἔφηβος τὴν ἡλικίαν [...]πολίτας πάντας καὶ ἐφήβους καὶ[...] ἐν τοῖς χαλεπωτάτοις καιροῖς [...]κατασσκευὰς τοῦ φιλοδοξεῖν[...] κατεσκεύακεν καλλιστ[...] [...] πανεσαν καὶ τετο[...] [...]

The Council and the People approved [the proposal of x ?], secretary of the People. Since Hephaistion son of Herm[- . . . ] from his earliest youth was keen to emulate [his ancestors . . . ] increasing and adorning their reputation by ? undertaking embassies [ . . . ?He served as . . . and] stephanephoros; ? as an ephebe [?in age . . . ? he marshalled/helped] all [citizens] and ephebes and [ . . . in] the most dangerous [?times . . . ] provisons for seeking glory [ . . . ] had provided finest [ . . .

[...], b: 70.242, a: 70.243