The figure LXII which is also in the Lex Coloniae Genetivae Ursonensis (in a different context, it seems) shows the limited value of parallels for such a fragmentary inscription.
Having said that, it remains a fascinating document. Thank you Paul for allowing us to comment on it.

The new fragments are very interesting, I find, because they provide a list of names (like Antiochus and Cornelius) of benefactors who paid together for a building project which might have been of consequence.

For early Roman Corinth, I also recommend the following articles:
- M. Walbank, The foundation and planning of early Roman Corinth, JRA 10, 1997, p. 95-130
- The article by Spawforth mentioned in comment 3 (above)
- Pierart, M., “Pantheon et hellenisation dans la colonie romaine de Corinthe: la ‘redecouverte’ du culte de Palaimon a l’Isthme”, Kernos 11 (1998) 85-109
- G. Raepsaet, Le diolkos de l’Isthme à Corinthe : son tracé, son fonctionnement , avec une annexe, Considérations techniques et mécaniques, BCH 117, 1993, p. 233-261

Hoping to compensate for this long self-centered note, I have another question, about D 1 this time: aedes is, of course, very attractive, though I can’t figure out exactly what they would be. What about pr]aedes (pledge, security), which would fit with the accounting context of the inscription ?

Alexander, I see now that probarunt in frag. A, line 4 means we have a public inscription. At least that is settled. Alexis, thanks for all the examples of prob- at Corinth. One big problem: what do we do with the accusative(s) in line 3 that precede the verb probarunt in line 4 (i.e., the men named in line 3 cannot be the subject of probarunt in line 4)?

Just a prosopographical note on the Quintus Cornelius of Fragment A. On ICor 8,3 321 we have a Quintus Cornelius [.] f(ilius) [A]em(ilia) Secundus and his various relatives (including his wife Maecia and his sons with the name Quintus Cornelius Secundus) who built the meat market and fish market. Perhaps one of these Quniti Cornelii is the Quintus Cornelius of our inscription. In addition, it is tempting to see the [Ma]ecius A(uli) f(ilius) Co[rnelius] of fragment D as another relative; as West in ICor 8,2 124 points out, some epigrams in the Greek Anthology belong to a Quintus Maecius, two of which address a young man called Cornelius, while a third, which is a dedication to Isthmian Poseidon, refers to the harbors of Korinth.

On fragment B, if we assume this is for a building or some kind of structure, the large numbers could also be measurements (I found several examples). On the other hand, if we have a sum of money then [praet]er LXII (understand milia) in frag. B, line 3 could be a possibility (cf. CIL VIII 7963). [circit]er LXII is also possible.

On CIL VI 1959 we have a tab(ularius) apparitor(um).

SEG 51.341 informs me that an A. D’Hautcourt in BCH Suppl. 39 (2001) 427-37 “cites numerous Greek and Latin inscriptions from Corinth in a brief review of the evidence for reconstruction of the city in the years following 44 B.C.” and that “many of the leading families played a major role in paying for new buildings.” Alexis, don’t you think these new fragments may add to this picture, and by chance do you have a PDF of your article that you could send to me (paul.iversen@cwru.edu)?

1) Tom’s nos. 3-8 in post 10 all refer to individuals who have been either apparitor Augusti or apparitor of the senatorial magistrates in Rome itself, who were organized in decuriae. Not sure if this helps for the apparitores (note the plural) in B. The genitive “apparitorum” is also very rare in the inscriptions. Only two instances in EDCS.

2) “probarunt” in A 4 in my view points to some sort of building inscription. A 3 probably mentions the two duumviri who have “approved” whatever the building(s) was/were. Before “probarunt” there must have been something like “faciundum curarunt idemque” probarunt. The interesing thing is that “probarunt” is mostly to be found on inscriptions dating from the Republican period. The more common “probaverunt” also often appears on Republican inscriptions, but here the result is a bit more balanced. The “XX” after probarunt might be the beginning of the sum which was spent, up to XX[XX milia

3) “aedes” C1 may also point to some sort of building inscription. The names in C and D could be the names of benefactors who have contributed to the building costs, and the numbers could indicate the amount of money they have contributed.

4) The apparitores may well have also contributed financially, perhaps corporatively, therefore the plural. Cf. CIL V 3401: apparitores financed the erection of a statue.

5) In the same vein B1 could be “sententia decurionum”, although it has to be admitted that it is usually the other way round (de decurionum sententia).

If I remember correctly the epigraphic attestations for “dispunctor” are very limited, not more than a handful, and geographically restricted to North Africa. So I would think a dispunctor in Corinth is not very likely, especially if the document really is to be dated rather early.

Again,thanks for all these ideas. I’m heading to London tomorrow for a week of EpiDoc training so I probably will not have time to respond to all this until the Monday or Tuesday of the following week. At any rate, I hope you and anyone else interested will carry on!

Allow me to come back to a suggestion I made previously: B 4 di]spun[ctor. Do you think it would fit with the mention of apparitores ?
The function of public accountant is known in colonial environment, though much later and in a different context. See for instance (from EDCS):
"Publication: CIL 08, 09020 = D 04456

Province: Mauretania Caesariensis
Place: Sour el Ghozlane / Auzia Sour el Ghozlane / Auzia

Plutoni Curiae et Cere/ri matri diis sanctis / Q(uintus) Clod(ius) Clodianus colo/ni(a)e patronus dispunctor / omnibus honoribus perf/unctus votum promis/sum cum Iulia Donata / coniuge et Clodiis Apri/le filio ceterasque fi/lias aram constituit / dedicavitque a(nno) p(rovinciae) CCLXXXI / XI Kal(endas) Mart(ias)"

The mention of a public accountant, if correct, makes it tempting to read C1: —l]ibri[s, also because libri are mentioned in other inscriptions quoted by Tom (commentary 13) (and the previous suggestion Caesar]i Bri[tannic looks even more hypothetical than before)