Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3033. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapters 33-34

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay III, Dado, Column 2

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay III

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 33
de carris
carrum quadrirotem sine ferro cum iugo ( vac. ) (denariis) m[ille qu]ingentis
carrum ferratum pro materiae et ponderis [ferri ratione] ita [dis]trahi [deb]ebit
carrum birotum sine ferro cum iugo [( vac. ) (denariis) oct]ingentis
tribla lignea ( vac. ) (denariis) ducentis
5aratrum cum iugo ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
tragla hoc est leudia ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
uelabra ( vac. ) (denariis) duodecim
pala ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
quinquedentem siue lignetere[m?] ( vac. ) (denariis) octo
10bidentem furcam ligneam ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
albeum quinquemodiale ( vac. ) (denariis) centum q[uin]quaginta
modiale mensuratorium ligneum ( vac. ) (denariis) quinquag[i]nta
modium subedianum ferratum ( vac. ) (denariis) septuag[in]ta quinque
camelam siue gabatham semodialem ( vac. ) (denariis) trigin[t]a
( vac. ) factam tornatam
Edict Chapter 34
de molis
[m]ola caballạṛịṣ in lapidibus ( vac. ) (denariis) mille quingentis
[mol]a asinalis ( vac. ) (denariis) mille [duc]ẹntis quinquaginta
mola aquaria ( vac. ) (denariis) duobu[s] milibus
mola manualis ( vac. ) (denariis) ducen[ti]s quinquaginta

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 33
DECARRIS
CARRUMQUADRIROTEMSINEFERROCUMIUGO       𐆖 M[......]INGENTIS
CARRUMFERRATUMPROMATERIAEETPONDERIS[............]ITA[...]TRAHI[...]EBIT
CARRUMBIROTUMSINEFERROCUMIUGO[......]INGENTIS
TRIBLALIGNEA       𐆖 DUCENTIS
5ARATRUMCUMIUGO       𐆖 CENTUM
TRAGLAHOCESTLEUDIA       𐆖 CENTUM
UELABRA       𐆖 DUODECIM
PALA       𐆖 QUATTUOR
QUINQUEDENTEMSIUELIGNETERE[.]       𐆖 OCTO
10BIDENTEMFURCAMLIGNEAM       𐆖 QUATTUOR
ALBEUMQUINQUEMODIALE       𐆖 CENTUMQ[...]QUAGINTA
MODIALEMENSURATORIUMLIGNEUM       𐆖 QUINQUAG[.]NTA
MODIUMSUBEDIANUMFERRATUM       𐆖 SEPTUAG[..]TAQUINQUE
CAMELAMSIUEGABATHAMSEMODIALEM       𐆖 TRIGIN[.]A
      FACTAMTORNATAM
Edict Chapter 34
DEMOLIS
[.]OLACABALL....INLAPIDIBUS       𐆖 MILLEQUINGENTIS
[...]AASINALIS       𐆖 MILLE[...].NTISQUINQUAGINTA
MOLAAQUARIA       𐆖 DUOBU[.]MILIBUS
MOLAMANUALIS       𐆖 DUCEN[..]SQUINQUAGINTA

Commentary

FIND photographs of assembled pieces GP_2011_0042-07222011

Bibliography

Recorded: Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition 71.112, 71.116, 71.117, 71.118

Publication: CIL 2208-2209 (parts); Jacopi, 1940 p.231 (part); MAMA 8 425 (part); Erim and Reynolds, 1970 ; Erim and Reynolds, 1973 ; Reynolds, 1979a ; 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. Chapter 34, Line 4, Chapter 35, Lines 1-7, Chapter 36, line 0 (E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, 1966)


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