Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3043. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapters 43-44

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay III, Dado, Column 4

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay III

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 43
d[e --- et colori]bus
[---] ( vac. ) [lib(ra)] una ( vac. ) (denariis) qua[draginta]
[--- coloris] ( vac. ) [li]b(ra) una ( vac. ) (denariis) tr[iginta]
[--- coloris] ( vac. ) [l]ib(ra) una ( vac. ) (denariis) ui[ginti]
Edict Chapter 44
[de ebore] et tes[tudine]
[ebo]ris ( vac. ) lib(ra) [una] ( vac. ) (denariis) ce[ntum quinquaginta]
[tes]tudinis Inḍịc[ae dor]sualis ( vac. ) lib(ra) [una] ( vac. ) [(denariis) centum]

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 43
D[.---........]BUS
[---]      [....]UNA       𐆖 QUA[........]
[---.......]      [..]BUNA       𐆖 TR[......]
[---.......]      [.]IBUNA       𐆖 UI[.....]
Edict Chapter 44
[.......]ETTES[......]
[...]RIS      LIB[...]       𐆖 CE[................]
[...]TUDINISIN..C[.....]SUALIS      LIB[...]      [......]

Bibliography

Recorded: Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition 70.405A,

Publication: 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. Bay III, Dado: Column 4, with fragments: Chapter 43 to Chapter 48, line 2a (Mossman Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 3. Bay III, Dado: Column 4: Chapter 44 to Chapter 48 (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1970)


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