Sacred law concerning holy fish; c. I; found at Smyrna: Fontrier, Mous. I 1873-5, 102, no. 104; Reinach, Traité 153-155; Michel 728; Syll3 997; Lambrechts & Noyen, La nouvelle Clio 6, 1954, 274; Sokolowski, LSAM 17; SEG 15, 728; Guarducci, Epig. gr. IV 23-25; Pfohl, Gr. Inschr.2 132; *ISmyrna 735 (PH) + II 2 p. 377.  
[ ] ISmyrn 735 + II2 p. 377
1 [ἰ]χθῦς ἱεροὺς μὴ ἀδικεῖν̣,
μηδὲ σκεῦος τῶν τῆς
θεοῦ λυμαίνεσθαι, μηδ[ὲ]
[ἐ]κφέρειν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐπ[ὶ]
5 κλοπήν. ὁ τούτων τι ποιῶν
κακὸς κακῇ ἐξωλείαι ἀπό-
λοιτο ἰχθυόβρωτος γενόμε-
νος. ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν ἰχθύ-
ων ἀποθάνῃ, καρπούσθω
10 αὐθημερὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ.
τοῖς δὲ συμφυλάσσουσιν
καὶ ἐπαύξουσιν τὰ τῆς
θεοῦ τίμια καὶ τὸ ἰχθυο-
τρόφιον αὐτῆς βίου καὶ
15 ἐργασίας καλῆς γίνοιτο
παρὰ τῆς θεοῦ ὄνησις.
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