Naukratis Stela

Naukratis Decree

royal decree of Nectanebo I · 380 BC · Naukratis (Egypt) · administrative

Nectanebo I diverts a tenth of the customs revenue from Greek trade passing through Naukratis to the temple of Neith at Sais in perpetuity, funding native cult with the proceeds of the same foreign presence his dynasty had reason to distrust.