Temple
of Baalzephon. Tariff of dues, which the superintendents
of dues fixed in the time of our rulers, Khalasbaal, the
judge, son of Bodtanith, son of Bodeshmun, and of Khalasbaal,
the judge, son of Bodeshmun, son of Khalasbaal, and their
colleagues.
For
an ox as a whole burnt-offering or a prayer-offering, or
a whole peace-offering, the priests shall have 10 (shekels)
of silver for each, and in case of a whole burnt-offering,
they shall have in addition to this fee 300 shekels of flesh
and, in case of a prayer-offering, the trimmings, the joints;
but the skin and the fat of the inwards and the feet and
the rest of the flesh the owner of the sacrifice shall have.
For
a calf whose horns are wanting, in case of one not castrated,
or in case of a ram as a whole burnt-offering, the priests
shall have 5 shekels of silver for each; and in case of
a whole burnt-offering they shall have in addition to this
fee 150 shekels of flesh, and, in case of a prayer-offering,
the trimmings and the joints but the skin and the fat of
the inwards and the feet and the rest of the flesh the owner
of the sacrifice shall have.
In case
of a ram or a goat as a whole burnt-offering, or a prayer-offering,
or a whole peace-offering, the priests shall have 1 shekel
of silver and 2 zars for each, and, in case of a
prayer-offering, they shall have in addition to this fee
the trimmings and the joints; but the skin and the fat of
the inwards and the feet and the rest of the flesh the owner
of the sacrifice shall have.
For
a lamb, or a kid, or the young of a hart, as a whole burnt-offering,
or a prayer-offering, or a whole peace-offering, the priests
shall have 3/4 of a shekel and......zars of
silver for each, and, in case of a prayer-offering they
shall have in addition to this fee the trimmings and the
joints---but the skin and the fat of the inwards and the
feet and the rest of the flesh the owner of the sacrifice
shall have.
For
a bird, domestic or wild, as a whole peace-offering, or
a sacrifice-to-avert-calamity or an oracular sacrifice,
the priests shall have 3/4 of a shekel of silver and 2 zars
for each; but the flesh shall belong to the owner of the
sacrificed. For a bird, or sacred first-fruits, or a sacrifice
of game, or a sacrifice of oil, the priests shall have 10
gerahs for each; but ... . ...
In case
of every prayer-offering that is presented before the gods,
the priests shall have the trimmings and the joints; and
in the case of a prayer-offering....
For
a cake, and for milk, and for every sacrifice which a man
may offer, for a meal-offering.....
For
every sacrifice which a man may offer who is poor in cattle,
or poor in birds, the priests shall not have anything .........
Every
freeman and every slave and every dependent of the gods
and all men who may sacrifice......., these men shall give
for the sacrifice at the rate prescribed in the regulations.....
Every
payment which is not prescribed in this table shall be made
according to the regulations which the superintendents of
the dues fixed in the time of Khalasbaal, son of Bodtanith,
and Khalasbaal, son of Bodeshmun, and their colleagues.
Every
priest who shall shall accept payment beyond what is prescribed
in this table shall be fined....
Every
person who sacrifices, who shall not give......... for the
fee which ........
