IRCyr: A.30. Fragments of imperial edict of Anastasios I

Description: 10 fragments of at least two panels of coarse-grained white marble (average 0.05). a: w: 0.04 x h: 0.07, b: w: 0.03 x h: 0.115, c: w: 0.07 x h: 0.08, d: w: 0.065 x h: 0.19, e (2 joined fragments): w: 0.34 x h: 0.71, f: w: 0.08 x h: 0.16, g: w: 0.075 x h: 0.14, h: w: 0.09 x h: 0.10, i: w: 0.09 x h: 0.15,
Text: Carefully inscribed in columns on at least two separate panels; paragraph 9 concludes on a lower edge, and section 10 begins at an upper edge. In contrast to the copies at Ptolemais and Teucheira, it appears to have begun each paragraph on a new line, the first word of the paragraph being set one or two spaces out from the normal margin.
Letters: Late fifth/early sixth century. 0.017-0.02; fragment i has smaller letters, 0.01- 0.014. Cursive epsilon and omega, lunate sigma; abbreviation marks in the form ς; superscript bars above letters marking abbreviation.

Date: CE 491-518

Findspot: Apollonia: 'Palace of the Dux'; the majority found in 1954 during Professor Montet's excavation, the remainder in 1961.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Apollonia Museum, 2008.

Interpretive

[Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖϲαρ Φλ(άβιοϲ) Ἀναϲτάϲιοϲ νικητὴϲ Εὐϲεβὴϲ Εὐτυχὴϲ ]
[τροπαιοῦχοϲ ἀειϲέβαϲτοϲ Αὔγουϲτοϲ δέδωκε τοὺϲ καινοὺϲ]
[θείουϲ τύπουϲ ἐπὶ τοῦ περιβλ(έπτου) κόμιτ(οϲ) καὶ δουκὸϲ Δανιήλ]
(1) [Ὥϲτε τοὺϲ νῦν καὶ κατὰ καιρὸν δουκικοὺϲ καὶ τοὺϲ ταύτην]
5[ πληρώϲανταϲ ἢ πληροῦνταϲ τ]ὴ̣ν [ϲτρατίαν μήτε ϲτρατιωτικὰ]
[κομίζεϲθαι ϲιτηρέϲια μήτε εἰϲ μ]άτρικα̣[ϲ ϲτρατιωτικὰϲ ἀναφέρεϲθαι]
(2) [Ὥϲτε εἶναι τοὺϲ δουκικοὺϲ αἰεὶ τεϲϲε]ρ̣άκοντα̣ [μόνουϲ καὶ μόναϲ τὰϲ]
[τεϲϲεράκοντα ἀνώναϲ καὶ τὰ τεϲϲερά]κοντα [κάπιτα τὰ]
[ἐκταττόμενα αὐτοῖϲ παρὰ τῶν ἐνδοξοτ]άτων̣ [ἐπάρχων ἐν]
10[ταῖϲ καθ’ἔτοϲ δηληγατίοϲιν κομίζεϲ]θα̣[ι καὶ μεταξὺ]
[ἑαυτῶν ὡϲ ἂν βούλοιντο διανῖμαι, ὀφίλονταϲ πάνταϲ]
[καὶ προϲκαρτερεῖν ταῖϲ δικαϲτικαῖϲ καὶ δημοϲίαι]ϲ̣
[ὑπηρεϲίαιϲ καὶ τρέφεϲθαι ἐκ τῶν οἰκίων ϲιτ]ηρ(εϲίων)
[οὐδὲ γὰρ ἡγούμεθα πλιόνων δεῖϲθαι τὸ πρᾶγμα τ]ού-
15[των παραμενώντων τῇ ἰδίᾳ ϲτρατίᾳ ( vac. ) ] ( vac. )
(3) [Ὥϲτε κρατεῖν τὰϲ μάτρικαϲ τὰϲ παρὰ Δανιὴλ το]ῦ περ̣[ι]βλ(έπτου)
[κόμιτοϲ καὶ δουκὸϲ ϲυνταγείϲαϲ ( vac. ) ] ( vac. )
(4) [Ὥϲτε μὴ ἐξεῖναι τῷ κατὰ καιρὸν δουκὶ κομίζεϲθαί τι] π̣αρὰ τ̣[ῶν]
[ϲτρατιωτῶν ὑπὲρ τῆϲ καλουμένηϲ μὲν εὐμενίαϲ], [οὔϲ]ηϲ [δὲ ἐξ]
20[ἔθουϲ οὐκ ἀγαθοῦ κακῆϲ ϲυν]η̣[θίαϲ ( vac. ) ] ( vac. 1) [ ( vac. ) ]
(5) [Ὥϲτε μὴ ἐξεῖναι τοῖϲ νῦν ἢ κατὰ κ]α̣ιρὸν [νουμεραρίοιϲ ἢ]
[πριμιϲκρινίοιϲ κομίζεϲθαί τι π]αρὰ τῶν̣ [ϲτρατιωτῶν]
[τῶν πέντε ἀριθμῶν λόγῳ χαρτ]α̣τικῶν̣ [ ( vac. ) ]
(6) [Ὥϲτε τὴν δωδεκάτην μοῖραν μὴ ἐκ] τ̣ῶν πρ[οτέρων διδο-]
25[μένων ἐκ τοῦ δημοϲίου πᾶϲαν παρα]κατέ[χεϲθαι ἀλλὰ]
[αὐτῶν τῶν κατὰ μέροϲ διδομένων τὴν μὲν δωδεκάτην]
[κατὰ ἀναλογίαν ἔχειν ἕκαϲτον τῶν προϲώπων οἷϲ ἡ]
[τοιαύτη ἀφώριϲτα]ι̣ πα̣[ραμυθία τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ μέρη τοὺϲ γενναιο-]
[τάτουϲ κομίζεϲθ]αι ϲ[τρατιώταϲ ὁμοίωϲ ἑκάϲτουϲ]
30[τούτων κατὰ ἀναλ]ογία̣[ν τῶν ἐκ τοῦ δημοϲίου δοθέντων]
[καὶ κομιζομέν]ο̣υ<ϲ> καὶ̣ [μὴ τοὺϲ μὲν ἀποπλ]ηροῦ̣-
[ϲθαι τὴν αὐτῶν παρα]μ̣υθί̣αν, [τοὺϲ δὲ ϲτρατιώτ]αϲ ( vac. 1)
[χρεωϲτῖϲθαι ( vac. ) ] ( vac. ) [ ( vac. )] ( vac. )
(7) [Ὥ]ϲ[τε ἰνϲπέκτου γε]ν̣ομένου [μὴ καταζητῖ]ϲθαι
35ὡϲ̣ ἀ̣[ϲθενεῖϲ τ]οὺϲ πρώτο[υϲ ἑκάϲτου ἀρι]θμοῦ
καὶ κ̣ά̣[ϲτρου τουτέϲ]τι[ν ε]ἰ μὲ[ν ἕκατον εἶεν ἄν]δρ(εϲ)
τοὺϲ π[ρώτουϲ πέν]τ̣ε εἰ δὲ κα[ὶ διακόϲιοι τοὺϲ πρώτουϲ]
δέκα τὴν̣ [δὲ αὐτ]ὴ̣ν ἀναλ̣[ογίαν καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖϲ]
πλίωϲιν (sic) κα̣[ὶ ἐπὶ τοῖ]ϲ ἐλάτ[τοϲιν ἀνδράϲιν]
40 φυλάττεϲθα[ι ( vac. )]
(8) Ὥϲτε ἐκ πάντων τ̣[ῶν] ἀριθμῶν [καὶ οὐκ ἀφ’ἑκάϲτου]
τούτων ἀποκεκλη̣ρῶϲθαι τ[ῷ περιβλ(έπτῳ) δουκὶ]
ἤτοι τοῖϲ περὶ τῶν τ̣οιούτω[ν ἀποϲτέλλειν]
αὐτοὺϲ ὀφίλουϲιν [εἰ]ϲ γ̣ρ̣α̣μ̣[μάτων ἐπικο-]
45μ̣ιδὴν καὶ ἄλλαϲ ἀπ̣οκρ[ίϲειϲ ϲτρατιώταϲ δε-]
κ̣απέντε, ὁϲτιαρίου̣ϲ πέν̣[τε καὶ εἰϲ παραφυλα-]
κ̣ὴν τοῦ δημοϲίου δεϲμωτηρ[ίου] ϲ̣τ̣ρ̣α̣τ̣ι̣[ώταϲ ἕπτα]
[π]αρέχεϲθαι δὲ τούτουϲ ἐκ τῶ[ν λ]όγῳ ὑπη[ρεϲίαϲ ἐν ἑ-]
[κ]άϲτῳ ἀριθμῷ ἐαθέντων κα̣[ὶ ο]ὐκ ἀνα[γκαίων ἐν και-]
50[ρ]ῷ πολέμου καθεϲτώ[των ἐκ τ]ῆϲ ϲχολ̣[ῆϲ δηλον-]
[ότι τ]ῶν κιρκιτόρων καὶ τ̣[ῶν μετ’ ] αὐτο[ὺϲ ϲτρατιωτῶν]
[τοὺϲ δὲ] λοιποὺϲ πάνταϲ π̣[ροϲκαρτερεῖν τοῖϲ φοϲϲάτοιϲ]
(9) [Ὥϲτε τὸν] ἐπικείμενον εἴ τιϲ α̣[ἰτιαθείη παρ’αὐτῷ μέχρι νο-]
[μιϲμάτων] ἑκατὼν (sic) λαμβ̣[άνειν ἥμιϲυ νομίϲματοϲ καὶ]
55[αὐτοῦ ἐξετ]ά̣ζειν τὴν ὑ[πόθεϲιν εἰ δὲ μὴ παραχθείη]
[ἡ ὑπόθεϲιϲ ἀζ]ήμιον τὸ[ν αἰτιαθέντα φυλάττεϲ-]
[θαι ( vac. ) ] ( vac. ) [ ( vac. )]
(10) [Ὥϲτε τοὺϲ ἐν κάϲτροιϲ ἰδι]ώταϲ διδ[όναι προτέρουϲ τὰ]
[μητάτα δίχα διατροφῆϲ] ἕκαϲτον [πρὸϲ τὴν τῶν οἰκημάτων]
60[ὧν κέκτηται δύναμιν εἰ] δ̣ὲ μὴ ἐξα[ρκεῖ τὰ ἐκείνων οἰκή-]
[ματα καὶ αὐτοὺϲ τοὺϲ ϲτρ]ατιώτα[ϲ ἐφ’ὕϲτερον εἰϲ τὰ?]
[ἴδια κομίζειν κάϲτρα] ὡϲ παρ[έχειν μητάτα καὶ]
[μὴ ἐνυβριϲαμένουϲ] τοὺϲ ἰδ̣[ιώταϲ προφάϲει μη-]
[τάτων c. 12]ΟΤΗΠ̣ [c. 2 Τ̣ΟΝ̣ δίχα τῶν αὑτῷ δια-]
65[φερόντων οἰκημάτων ( vac. ) ]

Unlocated

ΑϹ̣
Ο̣ΥΚΑΙ̣
+ΟϹ-ΚΑ
ΑΝΟ
5Τ

Diplomatic

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(1)[..............................................]
5[.......................].Ν[.......................]
[...........................]ΑΤΡΙΚ.[........................]
(2)[...............................].ΑΚΟΝΤ.[.................]
[..............................]ΚΟΝΤΑ[........]
[...............................]ΑΤΩ.[.........]
10[...............................]Θ.[..........]
[...........................................]
[..........................................].
[....................................]ΗΡ
[......................................]ΟΥ
15[...............................]
(3)[.....................................]ΥΠΕ.[.]ΒΛ
[..............................]
(4)[..........................................].ΑΡΑ.[..]
[.........................................]ΗϹ[....]
20[......................].[.......]  [...]
(5)[..........................].ΙΡΟΝ[.............]
[...........................]ΑΡΑΤΩ.[..........]
[.......................].ΤΙΚΩ.[...]
(6)[..........................].ΩΝΠΡ[..........-]
25[...........................]ΚΑΤΕ[..........]
[.........................................]
[........................................]
[...............].Π.[...............................-]
[..............]ΑΙϹ[.......................]
30[..............]ΟΓΙ.[.........................]
[............].ΥΚΑ.[..............]ΗΡΟ.
[................].ΥΘ.ΑΝ[..............]ΑϹ
[..............]      [...]
(7)[.]Ϲ[.............].ΟΜΕΝΟΥ[..........]ϹΘΑΙ
35Ω..[........]ΟΥϹΠΡΩΤΟ[............]ΘΜΟΥ
ΚΑΙ..[...........]ΤΙ[..]ΙΜΕ[.............]ΔΡ
ΤΟΥϹΠ[.........].ΕΕΙΔΕΚΑ[.....................]
ΔΕΚΑΤΗ.[.....].ΝΑΝΑ.[...............]
ΠΛΙΩϹΙΝ(sic)Κ.[.......]ϹΕΛΑΤ[.............]
40ΦΥΛΑΤΤΕϹΘΑ[....]
(8)ΩϹΤΕΕΚΠΑΝΤΩΝ.[..]ΑΡΙΘΜΩΝ[................]
ΤΟΥΤΩΝΑΠΟΚΕΚΛ.ΡΩϹΘΑΙΤ[.............]
ΗΤΟΙΤΟΙϹΠΕΡΙΤΩΝ.ΟΙΟΥΤΩ[............]
ΑΥΤΟΥϹΟΦΙΛΟΥϹΙΝ[..]Ϲ....[..........-]
45.ΙΔΗΝΚΑΙΑΛΛΑϹΑ.ΟΚΡ[.................-]
.ΑΠΕΝΤΕΟϹΤΙΑΡΙΟ.ϹΠΕ.[................-]
.ΗΝΤΟΥΔΗΜΟϹΙΟΥΔΕϹΜΩΤΗΡ[...]......[........]
[.]ΑΡΕΧΕϹΘΑΙΔΕΤΟΥΤΟΥϹΕΚΤΩ[..]ΟΓΩΥΠΗ[.........-]
[.]ΑϹΤΩΑΡΙΘΜΩΕΑΘΕΝΤΩΝΚ.[..]ΥΚΑΝΑ[...........-]
50[.]ΩΠΟΛΕΜΟΥΚΑΘΕϹΤΩ[......]ΗϹϹΧΟ.[.......-]
[....]ΩΝΚΙΡΚΙΤΟΡΩΝΚΑΙ.[......]ΑΥΤΟ[............]
[......]ΛΟΙΠΟΥϹΠΑΝΤΑϹ.[.........................]
(9)[.......]ΕΠΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΝΕΙΤΙϹ.[.......................-]
[........]ΕΚΑΤΩΝ(sic)ΛΑΜ.[.......................]
55[.........].ΖΕΙΝΤΗΝΥ[......................]
[...........]ΗΜΙΟΝΤΟ[...................-]
[......]      [...]
(10)[.....................]ΩΤΑϹΔΙΔ[...............]
[...................]ΕΚΑϹΤΟΝ[...................]
60[...................].ΕΜΗΕΞΑ[.................-]
[....................]ΑΤΙΩΤΑ[................]
[..................]ΩϹΠΑΡ[..............]
[................]ΤΟΥϹΙ.[...............-]
[.....············]ΟΤΗ.[··.................-]
65[....................]

Unlocated

Α.
.ΥΚΑ.
·ΟϹ-ΚΑ
ΑΝΟ
5Τ

Apparatus

1-65: The fragments have been supplemented from the full text found at Ptolemais, P.116, lines 1-46. The following are points at which the wording given here differs from that text.
35: Ptolemais: ὠϲ ἀσθενεῖς ἠ ἀχρείους, but there is insufficient room for this at Apollonia.
37: Ptolemais: εἰ δὲ διακόσιοι.
45-46: Ptolemais: δέκα καὶ πέντε Oliverio.
53: Ptolemais: ἐπικίμενόν τις.
58: Ptolemais: [ἐν] το[ῖς] κάϲτροις, but there is hardly room for τοῖς at Apollonia
60: Ptolemais: εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀρκ]οῦσι (Oliverio), [εἰ] δὲ μὴ ἐξα]ρκοῖ (Chamoux)
62: Ptolemais: ἰδία κομίζ[ει]ν κάστρα leaf.

English translation

Translation by: Editors

(Translation to follow)

Commentary

Fragments from a copy of the decree of Anastasius, de rebus Libyae Pentapolis denuo constituendis: for another fragmentary copy at Teucheira, see T.219, and, for the fullest text, at Ptolemais, P.116. A full edition with translation and commentary is under preparation by Denis Feissel; we are most grateful to him for access to his preliminary account.

Bibliography: Described, Chamoux, 1955, whence SEG 17.815; published, Reynolds, 1976, 37 and plate LXVI, with unpublished observations by Chamoux, whence SEG 27.1139. For the full bibliography of the text, see on P.116. Mentioned Kenrick, 2013, 242, 285.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds, Tupman).