Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3040. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 40

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay III, Dado, Column 3

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay III

Last recorded location: Museum and findspot

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 40
de fictilibus
tegula cum imḅ[rice fo]rmae primae ( vac. ) [(denariis) ---]
laterem bipedaneum ( vac. ) [(denariis) ---]
laterem p̣ụḍạ[l]em ( vac. ) [(denariis) quattu]or
laterem rutundum ( vac. ) [(denariis) qu]attuor
5 tubulum siue pyrodromum ( vac. ) [(denariis) s]ex
auriclatum ( vac. ) [(denariis)] sex
tubulum aqualem modialem ( vac. ) (denariis) duodecim
tubulum semodialem ( vac. ) (denariis) sex
tubulum digitorum quattuor ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
10 doleum Italicorum s(extariorum) mill[e] ( vac. ) (denariis) mille
uasum fictile Italicor(um) s(extariorum) duo[rum] ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus
lucernas fictilibus de[cem] ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
lagoenam (sextariorum) ui[ginti] ( vac. ) (denariis) duodecim
cetera uascula pro rationẹ

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 40
DEFICTILIBUS
TEGULACUMIM.[......]RMAEPRIMAE      [.---]
LATEREMBIPEDANEUM      [.---]
LATEREM....[.]EM      [.......]OR
LATEREMRUTUNDUM      [...]ATTUOR
5TUBULUMSIUEPYRODROMUM      [..]EX
AURICLATUM      [.]SEX
TUBULUMAQUALEMMODIALEM       𐆖 DUODECIM
TUBULUMSEMODIALEM       𐆖 SEX
TUBULUMDIGITORUMQUATTUOR       𐆖 QUATTUOR
10DOLEUMITALICORUMSMILL[.]       𐆖 MILLE
UASUMFICTILEITALICORSDUO[...]       𐆖 DUOBUS
LUCERNASFICTILIBUSDE[...]       𐆖 QUATTUOR
LAGOENAMUI[.....]       𐆖 DUODECIM
CETERAUASCULAPRORATION.

Commentary

FIND photographs of assembled pieces ? GP_2011_0042-07222011

Bibliography

Recorded: Kubitschek, June 1893 III.24, 25, V.15; Gaudin, 1904 ; Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition 71.112,

Publication: CIL 2208-2209 (parts); Reinach, 1906 6 (part); Jacopi, 1940 1-5 (part); Erim and Reynolds, 1970 ; 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)