Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.3047. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapters 47-48

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 47
de pabulis
uiciae ( vac. ) librae duae ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus
faeni siue pamẹarum ( vac. ) librae
( vac. ) quattuor ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus
pabulae librae ( vac. ) sex ( vac. ) (denariis) uno
Edict Chapter 48
de pluma
plumae anserinae ( vac. ) libra
( vac. ) una ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
plumae agrestis diuersarum
( vac. ) auium ( vac. ) lib(ra) una ( vac. ) (denariis) quinquaginta
pinnae minutae diuersarum
( vac. ) auium ( vac. ) lib(ra) una ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus
iteae siue plumae de salic{a}e
( vac. ) po(ndera) centum ( vac. ) (denariis) mille
5 lychnidos ( vac. ) centen(arium) ( vac. ) (denariis) mille
antheles siue calamantheles
( vac. ) centenar(ium) ( vac. ) (denariis) centum
tomenti siue gnafalli
( vac. ) libra una ( vac. ) (denariis) octo
sequenti[s] ( vac. ) lib(ra) una ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor
pinnae pauoninae optimae
( vac. ) s[p]iculae ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus
10 pinnae uulturinae ( vac. ) n(umero) xxu ( vac. ) (denariis) sex

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 47
DEPABULIS
UICIAE      LIBRAEDUAE       𐆖 DUOBUS
FAENISIUEPAM.ARUM      LIBRAE
      QUATTUOR       𐆖 DUOBUS
PABULAELIBRAE      SEX       𐆖 UNO
Edict Chapter 48
DEPLUMA
PLUMAEANSERINAE      LIBRA
      UNA       𐆖 CENTUM
PLUMAEAGRESTISDIUERSARUM
      AUIUM      LIBUNA       𐆖 QUINQUAGINTA
PINNAEMINUTAEDIUERSARUM
      AUIUM      LIBUNA       𐆖 DUOBUS
ITEAESIUEPLUMAEDESALICAE
      POCENTUM       𐆖 MILLE
5LYCHNIDOS      CENTEN       𐆖 MILLE
ANTHELESSIUECALAMANTHELES
      CENTENAR       𐆖 CENTUM
TOMENTISIUEGNAFALLI
      LIBRAUNA       𐆖 OCTO
SEQUENTI[.]      LIBUNA       𐆖 QUATTUOR
PINNAEPAUONINAEOPTIMAE
      S[.]ICULAE       𐆖 DUOBUS
10PINNAEUULTURINAE      NXXU       𐆖 SEX

Bibliography

Recorded: Kubitschek, June 1893 III.24, 25, V.15; Gaudin, 1904 ; Jacopi, 1937-38 ; New York University expedition 70.103, 70.378, 70.396

Publication: CIL 2208-2209 (parts); 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)