Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3031. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 31

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay III, Lower Register, Right (lines 1-6) and Dado, Column 1

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay III

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 31
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[session]es [fabricatae] ( vac. ) (denariis) [centum quin]qua<g>inta
[infabric]atae ( vac. ) (denariis) se[ptuagint]a quinque
[furca tor]nata ( vac. ) (denariis) cen[tum se]ptuaginta quinque
10[infabrica]ta ( vac. ) (denariis) septuạ[gin]ta quinque
[temo tor]ṇạṭụṣ ( vac. ) (denariis) ducentis
[inf]aḅricatụs ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
regula fabric̣[ata] ( vac. ) (denariis) septuaginta quinque
infabricata ( vac. ) (denariis) triginta duobus
15catena fab[ricata] ( vac. ) (denariis) uigin[t]i
infabricạ[ta] ( vac. ) (denariis) decem
aconti[um uel masculu]ṣ fabricatus ( vac. ) (denariis) sex
infabṛ[icatus] ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
cost[a fabricata] ( vac. ) [(denariis) du]obus
20[infabricata] (denario) uno
[fenicula fabricata] ( vac. ) (denariis) sedecim
[infab]ṛicata ( vac. ) (denariis) octo
[fro]ntalia fabr[icata] ( vac. ) (denariis) triginta sẹ[x]
infabricata ( vac. ) (denariis) uiginti
25lateraria fabricat[a] ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
[caplofurcae] fabricaṭ[ae] ( vac. ) (denariis) duodecim
infabricatae ( vac. ) (denariis) sex
iugum Italicum cum pescl[i]s fabricatum ( vac. ) (denariis) trec̣[entis?]
iugum Graecanicum cum pesclis fabricatum ( vac. ) (denariis) c[entum quinquaginta]
30statumen fabricatum ( vac. ) (denariis) [quadraginta]
infabricatum ( vac. ) (denariis) [uiginti]
columella ( vac. ) (denariis) [septuaginta]
bitum ( vac. ) (denariis) [septingentis quinquaginta]
cambigines quattuor ( vac. ) (denariis) [septuaginta]
35inductu[m] rotae uehicularis ( vac. ) (denariis) triginta
inductum rotae carralis ( vac. ) (denariis) triginta s[ex]

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 31
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[.......]ES[..........]       𐆖 [..........]QUAINTA
[........]ATAE       𐆖 SE[........]AQUINQUE
[........]NATA       𐆖 CEN[.....]PTUAGINTAQUINQUE
10[.........]TA       𐆖 SEPTU.[...]TAQUINQUE
[.......].....       𐆖 DUCENTIS
[...]A.RICAT.S       𐆖 CENTUM
REGULAFABRI.[...]       𐆖 SEPTUAGINTAQUINQUE
INFABRICATA       𐆖 TRIGINTADUOBUS
15CATENAFAB[......]       𐆖 UIGIN[.]I
INFABRIC.[..]       𐆖 DECEM
ACONTI[............].FABRICATUS       𐆖 SEX
INFAB.[......]       𐆖 QUATTUOR
COST[..........]      [..]OBUS
20[...........] 𐆖 UNO
[.................]       𐆖 SEDECIM
[.....].ICATA       𐆖 OCTO
[...]NTALIAFABR[.....]       𐆖 TRIGINTAS.[.]
INFABRICATA       𐆖 UIGINTI
25LATERARIAFABRICAT[.]       𐆖 CENTUM
[...........]FABRICA.[..]       𐆖 DUODECIM
INFABRICATAE       𐆖 SEX
IUGUMITALICUMCUMPESCL[.]SFABRICATUM       𐆖 TRE.[.....]
IUGUMGRAECANICUMCUMPESCLISFABRICATUM       𐆖 C[.................]
30STATUMENFABRICATUM       𐆖 [...........]
INFABRICATUM       𐆖 [.......]
COLUMELLA       𐆖 [...........]
BITUM       𐆖 [........................]
CAMBIGINESQUATTUOR       𐆖 [...........]
35INDUCTU[.]ROTAEUEHICULARIS       𐆖 TRIGINTA
INDUCTUMROTAECARRALIS       𐆖 TRIGINTAS[..]

Commentary

FIND photographs of assembled pieces GP_2011_0042-07222011

Bibliography

Recorded: Kubitschek, June 1893 III.25; Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition 70.379, 70.382, 70.385, 71.96, 71.97, 71.119, 72.252, 73.x

Publication: CIL 2208 (from Kubitschek); Jacopi, 1940 1-5 (part); Erim and Reynolds, 1973 ; Reynolds, 1989 231, whence PHI Aphrodisias 77; Crawford, 2023 Chapter 3

Images

Fig. 1. Bay III, Dado: All four columns, with fragments: Chapter 31, line 35 to Chapter 48 (Mossman Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 2. Left column: Chapter 31, line 35 - Chapter 32, line 1; Central column: Chapter 33, Chapter 34 and Chapter 35, Lines 0-7; Right column: Chapter 37, Lines 5-10, Chapter 39, lines 1-3, Chapter 40, Chapter 41, Chapter 42 (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1971)

Fig. 3. Chapters 31 and 32, assembled fragments (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 4. Chapter 31, 11-19 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 5. Chapter 31, 20-30 (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1973)

Fig. 6. Chapter 31, 28-36, Chapter 32, 1-2, 3-7 (Kubitschek notebook III, 25)

Fig. 7. Chapter 31, 29-36, and Chapter 32, 0-3 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 8. Chapter 31, 35-36, and Chapter 32, 0-4 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 9. Chapter 31, 34-36, and Chapter 32, 0-5 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)