ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Diodoros f. Theophilos (Athens, d. Halai)
Mint
Athens
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Length
- cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ||||||
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Set of official weights transmitted by Diodoros son of Theophilos to the public slave appointed in the
Skias (Tholos of the Athenian Agora). Even if the material is not specified, they are most probably made of bronze.
Skias (Tholos of the Athenian Agora). Even if the material is not specified, they are most probably made of bronze.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
L. 37–40: (…) [Ὅπως] δὲ διαμένη‹ι› εἰς τὸ[ν λοιπὸν] | χρόνον τά τε μέτρα κ̣αὶ τὰ σταθμά, παραδο[ῦναι τὰ σύμβολα τὸν κ]αθ̣εσταμένον ἐπὶ [τὴν κατασκε]|‹υ›ὴν τῶν μέτρων καὶ τῶν σταθμῶν Διόδωρο[ν] Θ̣εο[φί]λο[υ Ἁ]λ[αιέα τ]ῶι τε ἐν τῆι Σκιάδι καθ̣[ισταμέ]|νωι δημοσίωι καὶ τῶι ἐμ Πειραιε‹ῖ› μετὰ τοῦ [ἐπιμελητ]οῦ ? ‹κ›[αὶ τῶι ἐν] Ἐλευσῖν‹ι› (…)
L. 56–62: [ἐ]ὰν δέ τις ἁλίσκηται κακουργῶν ‹π›ε‹ρ›ὶ τὰ μέτρα καὶ τὰ σταθ̣μὰ τὰ κε‹ί›με[να ἔν τε τῆι Σκι|άδ]ι καὶ ἐν Ἐλευσῖνι καὶ ἐμ Π[ειραιε]ῖ καὶ ἐν Ἀκροπόλει, ἐάν τε ἄρχων ἐάν τε [ἰδιώτης | ἐ]άν τε ‹δη›μόσιος, ‹ἔ›νο[χ]ος ‹ἔ›σ‹τω› τῶι ν[όμ]ωι τῶι κε[ιμ]ένωι περὶ τῆς τ‹ῶ›ν κακούργων [ζημίας] | ἐπιμελείσθω δὲ καὶ [ἡ] β̣‹ο›υ[λὴ ἡ] ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου καὶ τὸν κακουργοῦντά τι πε[ρὶ ταῦτα κο]|λαζέτω κατὰ τοὺς ‹περ›[ὶ] τῶ[ν] κακούργων κειμένους νόμους. Ἀνα̣γράψαι δὲ τ‹ό›[δε] τό [ψή|φισμ]α [εἰ]ς στήλας λιθ̣[ίν]α[ς τὸν κα]θ̣[ε]σταμένον ἄνδρα ἐπὶ τὴν κατασκευὴν τῶν [μέτρων | καὶ τῶν στ]αθμῶν καὶ στῆσαι ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις ἐν οἷς καὶ τὰ μέτρα καὶ τὰ σταθμὰ κεῖται.
37 ζ[υ]‹γ›ο[ῖς κ]αὶ σ‹τ›[α]θ̣[μ]ο[ῖς] restituit Doyen 2016 : Ζ . ΤΟ . . . ΑΙΣΡ . Ο . Ο . . Fourmont μ̣[έ]τρ̣[οις κ]αὶ στ̣[α]θ[μ]ο[ῖς] Koch apud Kirchner || διαμένη‹ι› : ΔΙΑΜΕΝΗ || 38 [τὰ σύμβολα] restituit Doyen 2016 : [αὐτὰ] Boeckh || 39–40 καθ̣[ισταμέ]|νωι restitui : κα[θεσταμέ]νωι Boeckh || 40 Πειραιε‹ῖ› : ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕ || ‹κ›[αὶ] : Ε . . || Ἐλευσῖν‹ι› : ΕΛΕΥΣΙΝ
56 ‹π›ε‹ρ›ὶ : ΕΠΙ || κε‹ί›με[να] : ΚΕΜΕ \ . || 58 ‹δη›μόσιος : ΕΝΜΟΣΙΟΣ || ‹ἔ›νο[χ]ος ‹ἔ›σ‹τω› (cf. ἔνοχος ἔστω in fr. B, l. 10) : ΙΝΟ ΟΣΗΣΠΟ || τ‹ῶ›ν : ΤΑΝ || 59 β̣‹ο›υ[λὴ] : ΡΘΛ . . || 60 ‹περ›[ὶ] Meritt (cf. περὶ in fr. B, l. 12) : EN Fourmont ἐ[πὶ] Boeckh || τ‹ό›[δε] : ΤΩ . . || 61–62 [μέτρων | καὶ τῶν στ]αθμῶν Boeckh : [μέ|τρων καὶ στ]αθμῶν Meritt (cf. [τ]ῶν μέτρων καὶ σταθμ[ῶν] in fr. B, l. 14)
L. 56–62: [ἐ]ὰν δέ τις ἁλίσκηται κακουργῶν ‹π›ε‹ρ›ὶ τὰ μέτρα καὶ τὰ σταθ̣μὰ τὰ κε‹ί›με[να ἔν τε τῆι Σκι|άδ]ι καὶ ἐν Ἐλευσῖνι καὶ ἐμ Π[ειραιε]ῖ καὶ ἐν Ἀκροπόλει, ἐάν τε ἄρχων ἐάν τε [ἰδιώτης | ἐ]άν τε ‹δη›μόσιος, ‹ἔ›νο[χ]ος ‹ἔ›σ‹τω› τῶι ν[όμ]ωι τῶι κε[ιμ]ένωι περὶ τῆς τ‹ῶ›ν κακούργων [ζημίας] | ἐπιμελείσθω δὲ καὶ [ἡ] β̣‹ο›υ[λὴ ἡ] ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου καὶ τὸν κακουργοῦντά τι πε[ρὶ ταῦτα κο]|λαζέτω κατὰ τοὺς ‹περ›[ὶ] τῶ[ν] κακούργων κειμένους νόμους. Ἀνα̣γράψαι δὲ τ‹ό›[δε] τό [ψή|φισμ]α [εἰ]ς στήλας λιθ̣[ίν]α[ς τὸν κα]θ̣[ε]σταμένον ἄνδρα ἐπὶ τὴν κατασκευὴν τῶν [μέτρων | καὶ τῶν στ]αθμῶν καὶ στῆσαι ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις ἐν οἷς καὶ τὰ μέτρα καὶ τὰ σταθμὰ κεῖται.
37 ζ[υ]‹γ›ο[ῖς κ]αὶ σ‹τ›[α]θ̣[μ]ο[ῖς] restituit Doyen 2016 : Ζ . ΤΟ . . . ΑΙΣΡ . Ο . Ο . . Fourmont μ̣[έ]τρ̣[οις κ]αὶ στ̣[α]θ[μ]ο[ῖς] Koch apud Kirchner || διαμένη‹ι› : ΔΙΑΜΕΝΗ || 38 [τὰ σύμβολα] restituit Doyen 2016 : [αὐτὰ] Boeckh || 39–40 καθ̣[ισταμέ]|νωι restitui : κα[θεσταμέ]νωι Boeckh || 40 Πειραιε‹ῖ› : ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕ || ‹κ›[αὶ] : Ε . . || Ἐλευσῖν‹ι› : ΕΛΕΥΣΙΝ
56 ‹π›ε‹ρ›ὶ : ΕΠΙ || κε‹ί›με[να] : ΚΕΜΕ \ . || 58 ‹δη›μόσιος : ΕΝΜΟΣΙΟΣ || ‹ἔ›νο[χ]ος ‹ἔ›σ‹τω› (cf. ἔνοχος ἔστω in fr. B, l. 10) : ΙΝΟ ΟΣΗΣΠΟ || τ‹ῶ›ν : ΤΑΝ || 59 β̣‹ο›υ[λὴ] : ΡΘΛ . . || 60 ‹περ›[ὶ] Meritt (cf. περὶ in fr. B, l. 12) : EN Fourmont ἐ[πὶ] Boeckh || τ‹ό›[δε] : ΤΩ . . || 61–62 [μέτρων | καὶ τῶν στ]αθμῶν Boeckh : [μέ|τρων καὶ στ]αθμῶν Meritt (cf. [τ]ῶν μέτρων καὶ σταθμ[ῶν] in fr. B, l. 14)
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Attica
Findspot (site)
Athenian Agora (Athens)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM
-115
TO
-100
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| - | ||
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyen 2016 | 453–487 | None | None | None |
| Rizzi 2017 | 74–78 | None | None | None |
| IG II² | None | 1013 | None | None |
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