Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3045. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapters 45-46

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 45
[de] acu
acus sartoria [siue s]ubfiscḷạṭọr[ia supti-]
( vac. )lissima ( vac. ) (denariis) [quattuor]
formae secundae ( vac. ) (denariis) [duobus]
acus ciliciaria siue sagmaria ( vac. ) [(denariis) duobus]
Edict Chapter 46
de uecturarum mercedibus
raede in uno ḥomine per passus m[ille] ( vac. ) (denariis) d[uos]
raede in soliṭo onere per passus m[ille] ( vac. ) (denariis) d[uodecim]
uectura carri onusti aḍ pondum m[ille]
( vac. ) ducenta per passus mille ( vac. ) (denariis) u[iginti]
uectura camelli onus(ti) ad po(ndus) sesc[enta]
( vac. ) per passus mille ( vac. ) (denariis) o[cto]
5 [uectura asini onusti per passus mille (denariis)] qu[attuor]

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 45
[..]ACU
ACUSSARTORIA[.....]UBFISC....R[.......-]
      LISSIMA       𐆖 [........]
FORMAESECUNDAE       𐆖 [......]
ACUSCILICIARIASIUESAGMARIA      [......]
Edict Chapter 46
DEUECTURARUMMERCEDIBUS
RAEDEINUNO.OMINEPERPASSUSM[....]       𐆖 D[...]
RAEDEINSOLI.OONEREPERPASSUSM[....]       𐆖 D[.......]
UECTURACARRIONUSTIA.PONDUMM[....]
      DUCENTAPERPASSUSMILLE       𐆖 U[......]
UECTURACAMELLIONUSADPOSESC[....]
      PERPASSUSMILLE       𐆖 O[...]
5[................................]QU[......]

Apparatus

45.1 and 46.3-4: MHC 2023, p. 70 prints these entries each on a single line, whereas it is clear from the photo (Plate 22) that each spills over onto a second line. HOW TO EXPRESS?

Bibliography

Recorded: Kubitschek, June 1893 III.24, 25, V.15; Gaudin, 1904 ; Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition from 1969

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. 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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