Lumbarda Psephisma | |
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Material | Stone |
Created | 300–250 BC |
Discovered | 1877 Lumbarda, Croatia |
Present location | Zagreb, Croatia |
Language | Ancient Greek |
The Lumbarda Psephisma (Croatian: Lumbardska psefizma), also known as Lumbardian Decree, is an ancient Greek stone inscription dating from the 3rd or 4th century BC. The artifact was discovered in 1877 in Lumbarda, a small village on the eastern tip of the island of Korčula in modern-day Croatia, and talks about the founding of a Greek settlement on that location by colonists from Issa (today's island of Vis).
"Psephisma" (Ancient Greek: ψήφισμα, romanized: psḗphisma) is a term used in ancient Greece for a resolution arrived at by voting. The artifact is considered the oldest written document ever found in Croatia, and is today kept at the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb.