Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3032. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 32

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay III, Dado, Column 1

Letters: 0.013-0.015

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay III

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 32
de uehiculis
saragara optima bitatis rotis sine ferro ( vac. ) (denariis) sex [milib]us
saragara cambiginatis rotis sine ferro [( vac. ) (denariis) tribus mi]ḷibus quingentis
rae[da] cambiginatis rotis s[ine fer]ro [( vac. ) (denariis) tri]bus ṃịlibus
do[rmito]rium rotis bitati[s sin]e ferro ( vac. ) (denariis) sẹptem milibus quingenti[s]
5[dor]mitor[iu]ṃ ṛọtis cambi[gina]tis sine f(erro) ( vac. ) (denariis) quạttuor milibus
ṣaragara bitata [et ce]tera supra dicta u[ehicula]
cum cantis et f̣[err]aturis habita ṛạ[tione ferri] distrahi debebunt
carrucha bitata sine [ferro ( vac. ) (denariis) septem mil]ibus

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 32
DEUEHICULIS
SARAGARAOPTIMABITATISROTISSINEFERRO       𐆖 SEX[.....]US
SARAGARACAMBIGINATISROTISSINEFERRO[...........].IBUSQUINGENTIS
RAE[..]CAMBIGINATISROTISS[......]RO[......]BUS..LIBUS
DO[.....]RIUMROTISBITATI[....]EFERRO       𐆖 S.PTEMMILIBUSQUINGENTI[.]
5[...]MITOR[..]...TISCAMBI[....]TISSINEF       𐆖 QU.TTUORMILIBUS
.ARAGARABITATA[....]TERASUPRADICTAU[.......]
CUMCANTISET.[...]ATURISHABITA..[..........]DISTRAHIDEBEBUNT
CARRUCHABITATASINE[.................]IBUS

Commentary

FIND photographs of assembled pieces GP_2011_0042-07222011

Bibliography

Recorded: Kubitschek, June 1893 V.15; New York University expedition 70.379, 70.382, 70.385, 70.397, 71.118, 93.13

Publication: CIL 2208; Erim and Reynolds, 1970 ; Erim and Reynolds, 1973 ; Reynolds, 1989 231, whence PHI Aphrodisias 77; Reynolds, 1995 2; 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 (Joyce Reynolds, 1970)

Fig. 4. Chapters 31 and 32, assembled fragments (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 5. Chapter 31, 29-36, and Chapter 32, 0-3 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

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

Fig. 7. Chapter 31, 35-36, and Chapter 32, 0-4 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 8. Chapter 31, 34-36, and Chapter 32, 0-5 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 9. Chapter 32, 0-7 and, to right, Chapter 37, 3-4 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 10. Chapter 32, 5-8 (Mossman Roueché, 1994)