Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.356e. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 56, Lines 168-225

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay IV, Dado, Columns 1 and 2 (Lines 168-101, 202-225)

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica area, and Place of Palms/South Agora

Original location: Basilica north façade, Bay IV

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 56
[Ladicenorum ( vac. ) te]lam una[m ( vac. ) (denariis) quingentis]
[Tarsicoalexandrinorum ( vac. )] telam [unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quadringentis]
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170 [---]
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[Bybliorum ( vac. ) telam una]m ( vac. ) (denariis) [quingentis]
[Ladicenorum ( vac. ) t]elam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quad[ringentis]
[Tarsicoalexand]rinorum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) tre[centis]
[item lini quod a] [t]ertia supra scripta forma in[ferius habetur orariorum]
175 [formae primae] ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duc̣[entis quinquaginta]
[formae secundae] ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) du[centis]
[formae tertiae ( vac. ) t]elam unam ( vac. ) [(denariis) centum quin]quagin[ta]
[item ex lino grosso ad usus rusti]corum [uel familia]ricorum
[formae primae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis)] c[entum uig]inti quin[que]
[formae secundae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) centu]m
180 [formae tertiae ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) octogi]nta
[lintearum muliebrium formae primae] ( vac. )
[Scythopolitanarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) qua]ttuor milibus q[uingentis]
[Tarsicarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor m]ilibus
[Bybliarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) trib]us milibus q[uingentis]
[Ladicenarum telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) trib]us milibus
185 [Tarsicoalexandrinarum telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) duobu]s milibus duc[entis quinquaginta]
form[ae secundae] ( vac. )
Scytho[politanarum telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) --- milibus ---]
Tarsica[rum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
Bybliarum [( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
Ladicen[arum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
190 Tarsico[alexandrinarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
forma[e] t[ertiae]
Scytho[politanarum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
Tarsic[arum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
Byblia[rum ( vac. ) telam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
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220 [---]
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[Tarsicarum ( vac. ) t]e[lam unam ( vac. ) (denariis) --- septingentis ---]
[Bybliarum ( vac. )] tela[m unam ( vac. ) (denariis) ---]
[Ladicenarum ( vac. )] telam [unam ( vac. ) (denariis) quinque milibus ducentis quinquaginta]
225 [Tarsicoalexand]rinarum telam una[m ( vac. ) (denariis) quattuor milibus quingentis]

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 56
[................]LAMUNA[.....][..........]
[........................]TELAM[........][.............]
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170[---]
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[....................]M       𐆖 [..........]
[...............]ELAMUNAM       𐆖 QUAD[.........]
[..............]RINORUM      TELAMUNAM       𐆖 TRE[......]
[.............][.]ERTIASUPRASCRIPTAFORMAIN[......................]
175[............]      TELAMUNAM       𐆖 DU.[.................]
[..............]      TELAMUNAM       𐆖 DU[......]
[.................]ELAMUNAM      [...........]QUAGIN[..]
[...........................]CORUM[..........]RICORUM
[............................]C[........]INTIQUIN[...]
[..............................][.....]M
180[.............................][......]NTA
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[.................................][...]TTUORMILIBUSQ[.........]
[..........................][.........]ILIBUS
[.........................][....]USMILIBUSQ[.........]
[........................][....]USMILIBUS
185[..................................][.....]SMILIBUSDUC[.................]
FORM[..........]      
SCYTHO[........................---.......---]
TARSICA[...................---]
BYBLIARUM[................---]
LADICEN[....................---]
190TARSICO[..............................---]
FORMA[.]T[......]
SCYTHO[...........................---]
TARSIC[....................---]
BYBLIA[...................---]
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[..............]E[...........---............---]
[............]TELA[.........---]
[..............]TELAM[........][..................................]
225[..............]RINARUMTELAMUNA[.....][.........................]

Apparatus

175: x du[centis Crawford, 2023; x duc̣[entis Reynolds, 1989; Top left corner of C seems visible in photo BS
189: Laodicen[ . . . Jacopi, 1940 || Problems: Image 5 below, item IV.4

Bibliography

Recorded: Jacopi, 1937-38 Item 156; New York University expedition 70.372, 70.380, 70.386, 72.218, 2000-029, 2006-011

Publication: CIL 2209; Jacopi, 1940 3 (lines 185a-194); 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 168-169 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 2. Chapter 56, Lines 172-177a (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 3. Chapter 56, Lines 172-182 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 4. Chapter 56, Lines 185a-194 (E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, 1966)

Fig. 5. Chapter 56, ??? Item IV 54. Assigned to 199-201, but this doesn't fit (Mossman Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 6. Chapter 56, Lines 222-225 (Mossman Roueché, 1972)