IAph: 6.356a. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 56, 1-43

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay IV, Attic Register, Left (Lines 1-43)

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica area

Original location: Basilica north façade, Bay IV

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 56

[de lino siue stup]p̣is
lini q[uod appellatur stupp]eum form(ae) prim(ae) ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) uigintiquattuor
[formae secundae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) uig]inti
[formae tertiae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) s]edecim
[quae praetia in quibus speciebus linorum ex]cedere nemini ( vac. )
[licitum est infra ostenditur] ( vac. )
[formae primae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) mille] ducentis
5 [formae secundae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) non]gentis sexaginta
[formae tertiae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) octingen]tis quadraginta
[item lini quod a] [tertia forma inferius habet]ur
[formae primae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) septingen]tis uiginti
[formae secundae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) ses]centis
[formae tertiae ( vac. ) p^o(ndus) unum ( vac. ) (denariis) qu]adrin[gentis quinqua]ginta
[item lini grossioris ad usus rusticorum uel familiaricorum] ( vac. )
10[---]
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[Tarsicarum] ( vac. ) t[elam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) sex milibus]
15 [Bybliarum] ( vac. ) te[lam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quinque milibus]
[Ladicenaru]m ( vac. ) t[elam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor milibus quingentis]
[Tarsicoale]xandr{r}inor[um ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor milibus]
[item] formae secundae ( vac. )
Scytopolitanarum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) sex milibus]
Tarsicarum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quinque milibus]
20 Bybliarum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor milibus]
[La]dicenarum [( vac. )] telam unam [( vac. ) (denariis) tribus milibus quingentis]
[Tarsicoalexan]d[rinarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) tribus milibus]
[item formae tertiae] ( vac. )
[Scythopolitana]ṛụṃ [( vac. ) telam una]m ( vac. ) (denariis) quinque mi[libus]
[Tarsicarum] ( vac. ) [telam una]m ( vac. ) (denariis) tribus mil[ibus quingentis]
25 [Bybliarum] ( vac. ) [telam un]am ( vac. ) (denariis) tribus mi[libus]
[Ladicenarum] ( vac. ) [telam un]am ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus m[ilibus quingentis]
[Tarsicoalexa]ndrin[arum ( vac. ) telam un]am ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus milibus
strictor[i]ar[u]m milit[arium]
formae pr[i]mae ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille quingentis]
formae secundae ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille ducentis quinquaginta]
30 formae tertiae ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille]
item ex l[i]no grosso ( vac. )
ad usus [ru]sticorum u[el familiaricorum formae primae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) septingentis]
formae secundae ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) sescentis]
formae tertiae [( vac. )] telam unam [( vac. )] (denariis) quingentis
dalmaticarum linearum pu[rarum muliebrium item formae primae]
Scytopolitanarum ( vac. ) telam unam [( vac. ) (denariis) undecim milibus]
35 Tarsicarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) decem m[ilibus]
Bybliarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) noue<m> mili[bus]
Ladicenarum ( vac. ) tela[m] un[am] ( vac. ) (denariis) octo milib[us]
Tarsicoalexandrinarum ( vac. ) tela[m unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) septe<m> mili[bu]s
item dalmaticarum uirilium s[iue colobior]um formae p{p}<r>[imae] ( vac. )
Scytopolitanarum ( vac. ) tel[am unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) decem m[ilibu]s
40 Tarsicarum ( vac. ) te[lam unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) noue<m> mil[ibu]s
Bybliarum ( vac. ) [telam unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) octo mili[bus]
[Ladi]cenarum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) sept]e<m> m[ilibus quingentis]
[Tarsicoa]lexandrina[rum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) sex milibus quingentis]

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 56

[..............].IS
LINIQ[..................]EUMFORMPRIM      P^OUNUM       𐆖 UIGINTIQUATTUOR
[............................][...]INTI
[...........................][.]EDECIM
[.....................................]CEDERENEMINI
[.........................]
[..........................][.....]DUCENTIS
5[............................][...]GENTISSEXAGINTA
[...........................][........]TISQUADRAGINTA
[.............][........................]UR
[..........................][.........]TISUIGINTI
[............................][...]CENTIS
[...........................][..]ADRIN[.............]GINTA
[...................................................]
10[---]
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[---]
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[---]
[..........]      T[............][..........]
15[.........]      TE[...........][..............]
[..........]M      T[............][.........................]
[..........]XANDRRINOR[..................][...............]
[....]FORMAESECUNDAE
SCYTOPOLITANARUM      [.............][..........]
TARSICARUM      [.............][..............]
20BYBLIARUM      [.............][...............]
[..]DICENARUM[...]TELAMUNAM[....][.......................]
[.............]D[.......................][.............]
[.................]
[..............]...[...........]M       𐆖 QUINQUEMI[.....]
[..........]      [........]M       𐆖 TRIBUSMIL[..............]
25[.........]      [.......]AM       𐆖 TRIBUSMI[.....]
[...........]      [.......]AM       𐆖 DUOBUSM[................]
[............]NDRIN[..............]AM       𐆖 DUOBUSMILIBUS
STRICTOR[.]AR[.]MMILIT[.....]
FORMAEPR[.]MAE      [.............][...............]
FORMAESECUNDAE      [.............][.........................]
30FORMAETERTIAE      [.............][.....]
ITEMEXL[.]NOGROSSO
ADUSUS[..]STICORUMU[............................................][............]
FORMAESECUNDAE      [.............][.........]
FORMAETERTIAE[...]TELAMUNAM[...] 𐆖 QUINGENTIS
DALMATICARUMLINEARUMPU[...............................]
SCYTOPOLITANARUM      TELAMUNAM[....][..............]
35TARSICARUM      TELAMUNAM       𐆖 DECEMM[......]
BYBLIARUM      TELAMUNAM       𐆖 NOUEMILI[...]
LADICENARUM      TELA[.]UN[..]       𐆖 OCTOMILIB[..]
TARSICOALEXANDRINARUM      TELA[.....]       𐆖 SEPTEMILI[..]S
ITEMDALMATICARUMUIRILIUMS[...........]UMFORMAEPP[....]
SCYTOPOLITANARUM      TEL[......]       𐆖 DECEMM[.....]S
40TARSICARUM      TE[.......]       𐆖 NOUEMIL[...]S
BYBLIARUM      [.........]       𐆖 OCTOMILI[...]
[....]CENARUM      [.............][....]EM[................]
[........]LEXANDRINA[...................][....................]

Apparatus

56.0: MHC 2023, p. 80 does not report any of the title as visible but the final enlarged S is extremely obvious in the photo of the fragment 1970-402A (Plate 24). 56.1: -tuor turned on item 2 (MHC 2023, p. 81 apparatus) 56.9: MHC 2023, p. 81: ‘ -ginta turned (Pl. 24).’ 56.38-40 ends: MHC 2023, p. 184, n. 1: ‘A small fragment, inv. 1970-328, preserves traces of the end of four lines …]S / vac. / …]S / …]S on a raised surface adjacent to a drafted edge (a technical detail which corresponds to this panel). It might belong, for example, at Ch. 56.38-40.’ Previously published by JMR as ALA1989, 231, p. 317, fragment xx. NOW ADDED TO IMAGES
0: . . . Crawford, 2023
17: [Tarsico]alexandrinar[um] Crawford, 2023
18: Scythopolitanarum Crawford, 2023
23: [Scythopolitanarum] Crawford, 2023
34: [Scythopolitanarum] Crawford, 2023
35: [T]arsicarum Crawford, 2023
39: [S]cythopolitanarum Crawford, 2023