Descifrada una inscripción de mármol de 1800 años de antigüedad encontrada en las excavaciones de Aigai en Turquía

La inscripción de 1800 años de antigüedad, que consta de 3 piezas de mármol, encontradas en las excavaciones en la antigua ciudad de Aigai, en la provincia de Manisa, en el oeste de Turquía, fue descifrada.

La inscripción de mármol traducida describe la angustia del pueblo Aigai como resultado de las prácticas de los funcionarios fiscales romanos.

Aigai se estableció en la montaña Gün en la cordillera de Yund, que en la antigüedad se llamaba Aspordene. La antigua ciudad, cuyo nombre proviene de la palabra griega “aíga” (cabra), es a menudo referida como “la ciudad de las cabras”, lo que no es de extrañar considerando su gran altitud y terrenos rocosos.

La inscripción se encontró durante las excavaciones en el edificio del parlamento en la antigua ciudad de Aigai en 2005.

Photo: DHA In the inscription, it is stated that the people of Aigai sent an envoy named ‘Fortunatus’ to the Roman emperor, reporting their complaint about the different collection of taxes from goat skin by each collector and demanding that this situation be resolved. It turned out that the Roman Emperor, who took into account the complaints and demands of the Aigai people, fixed the taxes taken from goat skin at a rate of 1 in 6 and stated that he would punish the tax collectors who did not comply with this rule.

Heading the excavations in the ancient city of Aigai, Manisa Celal Bayar University Department of Archeology Associate Professor Yusuf Sezgin drew attention to the importance of the inscription in proving that the economy of the city was based on goats and goat skins.

Associate Professor Sezgin said, “The first excavations in Aigai started in 2004. In the parliament building where the excavations started, 3 marble pieces belonging to an inscription were found the following year. The inscription was partially studied and translated by Professor Hasan Malay. But we lose our teacher last year. It was deciphered by doing detailed researchs on it. This inscription is very valuable, especially its presence in the parliament already reveals its value. The inscription confirms that the basis of the city’s economy was based on goats and goat skins,” he said.

Associate Professor Yusuf Sezgin said, “The marble inscription confirms that the basis of the economy of the city was formed on goats and goat skins.” Associate Professor Sezgin continued: “Aigai literally means goat. It is geography suitable for goat breeding in its geography. For the first time, we have come to a situation where we can saying this with an inscription. It is an inscription written 1800 years ago and it was placed in the parliament. It must be one of the most important issues of the city. Determining the taxes collected by the Roman emperors and fixing them. Thanks to the inscription, the city’s relationship with goat skin confirmed our theories that the city’s economy was based on goat skin. In this respect, it is an important inscription that we have newly presented to the world of science.”

Breve historia de Aigai Aigai, también conocido como Aigaiai o Nemrutkale, se cree que se fundó en el siglo VII a. C. en la antigua región de Aeolis, que incluye la tierra entre el moderno distrito de Ayvack en Çanakkale y el centro de Izmir. Era miembro de la dodecápolis eólica, una confederación de 12 ciudades.

Ciudad antigua de Aigai La ciudad alcanzó su edad de oro durante el reinado de la dinastía helenística Attalid que gobernó la tierra del tres al dos antes de Cristo.

Debido a un fuerte terremoto en el año 17 a. C., que causó daños irreversibles en la costa del mar Egeo y en Aigai, la ciudad fue reconstruida en las décadas siguientes. Aigai fue abandonada en el siglo III dC y permaneció desocupada durante aproximadamente un milenio. Los descubrimientos arqueológicos en la zona se remontan al período romano oriental y respaldan la teoría de que la ciudad fue reubicada por los bizantinos y utilizada como un pequeño asentamiento para una congregación cristiana.

Source: 2st.qirdar.com

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