Ἐπὶ Πρυτανείῳ
at Prytaneion
Translated by David Whitehead14 Nov 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A lawcourt [sc. in Athens]. [sc. It decides homicide cases] when the lethal missile is clearly a stone or suchlike, and there is no human perpetrator. For judging even inanimate objects [is] an ancient custom, [to determine] whether they should be cast beyond the borders.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπὶ Πρυτανείῳ· δικαστήριον. ὅταν τὸ μὲν ἀποκτεῖναν βέλος ᾖ φανερὸν ἢ λίθος ἤ τι τοιοῦτον, ὁ δὲ δράσας μὴ ᾖ. ἀρχαῖον γὰρ ἔθος τὸ καὶ τὰ ἄψυχα κρίνειν, εἰ χρὴ ἐξορίζεσθαι.