Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.356d. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 56, Lines 135a-167

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay IV, Lower Register, Right (135a-167)

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica area, Theatre

Original location: Basilica north façade, Bay IV

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 56
[i]tem ex lino gro[sso ad usus rusticorum uel familiaricorum]
f[ormae primae] [[( vac. )]] [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quadringenta]
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140 [---]
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[Ladicenorum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) milibus ducentis quinquagint]a
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[Scythopo]li[tanarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) tribus milibus]
145 Tarsicarum [( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus milibus septingentis quinquagi]n[ta]
Bybliorum [( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus milibus ducentis quinquagint]a
Ladicenor[um ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobus milibus]
Tarsicoal[exandrinarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille quingentis]
formae ter[tiae]
Scythopol[it]anorum [( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobu]s milibus quingentis
150 Tarsicor[u]m ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duob]us mi[li]bus ducentis quin[qua]ginta
Bybliorum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobu]s mil[i]bus
Ladicenorum ( vac. ) [telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille] septingentis quinqua[ginta]
Tarsicoalexandrin[orum ( vac. )] telam unam [( vac. ) (denariis) mille duc]entis quinquaginta
item l[ini] quod a fo[rma supra scripta inferius] habetur coxal[ium]
[formae primae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) mille]
155 [formae secundae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) octing]entis
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[formae secundae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) trecenti]s
[formae tertiae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ducent]is
[orariorum formae primae] ( vac. )
160 [Scythopolitanarum ( vac. ) telam unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) mille trecentis
[Tarsicarum ( vac. ) telam una]m ( vac. ) (denariis) mille
[Bybliorum ( vac. ) telam unam] ( vac. ) (denariis) octingentis
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165 [---]
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Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 56
[.]TEMEXLINOGRO[....................................]
F[...........................][............]
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140[---]
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[........]LI[.......................][.............]
145TARSICARUM[................][..................................]N[..]
BYBLIORUM[................][................................]A
LADICENOR[..................][.............]
TARSICOAL[............................][...............]
FORMAETER[....]
SCYTHOPOL[..]ANORUM[................][.....]SMILIBUSQUINGENTIS
150TARSICOR[.]M      [.............][....]USMI[..]BUSDUCENTISQUIN[...]GINTA
BYBLIORUM      [.............][.....]SMIL[.]BUS
LADICENORUM      [.............][.....]SEPTINGENTISQUINQUA[.....]
TARSICOALEXANDRIN[.......]TELAMUNAM[....][........]ENTISQUINQUAGINTA
ITEML[...]QUODAFO[.......................]HABETURCOXAL[...]
[............................][.....]
155[..............................][......]ENTIS
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[.............................][......]IS
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160[.............................]       𐆖 MILLETRECENTIS
[.....................]M       𐆖 MILLE
[.....................]       𐆖 OCTINGENTIS
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165[---]
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Apparatus

56.142, 145-146, and 150: ends of lines preserved on moulding fragment 1970-377 = IV, 44 (not 45 as MHC 2023, p. 90); see note MHC 2023, p. 185 [no photo? CHECK]
158: [trecentis] Crawford, 2023; trecenti]s Reynolds, 1989
159: [ducentis] Crawford, 2023; ducent]is Reynolds, 1989

Bibliography

Recorded: New York University expedition 69.229, 70.377, 70.381, 71.180, 72.167, 72.476, 2017.40

Publication: CIL 2209; Erim and Reynolds, 1970 ; Erim and Reynolds, 1973 ; Reynolds, 1989 231, whence PHI Aphrodisias 77; Crawford, 2023 Chapter 3

Images

Fig. 1. Chapter 56, Lines 144-150 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 2. Chapter 56, Lines 149-153a (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 3. Chapter 56, Lines 149-155 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 4. Chapter 56, Lines 158-162 (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1969)