Ptolemaic Decrees

Synodaldekrete, also called priests decrees are multilingual steles on which in the Ptolemaic period the decisions of the priests synods convening a Ptolemäerkönige regularly published. They document in addition to the benefits of the respective king, new rules of worship and privileges of the priesthood. The decrees were mostly into three headings, namely hieroglyphic, demotic and ancient Greek, written and placed in several temples in Egypt. The previously known Synodaldekrete are in chronological order:

  • Canopus decree (238 BC)
  • Raphia decree ( 217 BC )
  • Memphis decree (196 BC)
  • Second Philae decree (186 BC)
  • First Philae decree (185 BC)
Cult (religious practice) Demotic (Egyptian) Decree of Canopus
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