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ordered or approved by a council. The question of which communities were
represented by this council or councils must, however, remain open.
An inscription from Pietrabbondante shows a meddix tuticus acting on behalf
of a community 270 ST Sa 7, Ve 150, Co 171, Bu 146, Pi 40B, Strazzulla 6, SE 42
(1974) 373-4,2.
n(in)v(is). vesullia2is. tr(ebieis). m(eddis). t(üvtiks). 3ekik. sakara 4 k1üm. büva
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ianüd 6aikdafed
Novius Vesulliaeus son of Trebius meddix tuticus (... )ed this sanctuary
for/from Bovianum271.
The ablative case of the place name can be interpreted at least in two ways: it could
refer to the place where the magistrate held his position, but it is more likely that it
indicates the community on behalf of which the meddix tuticus acted.
Lastly, a complete stone inscription from Fagifulae uniquely records a meddix
without the adjective tuticus. ST Sa 25, Ve 156, Co 163, Bu 51.
b(a)n(tis). betitis. b(a)n(ttieis). meddiss. pniffed
Bantius Betitius son of Bantius meddix approved (it).
The question is whether this nieddix was distinct from the meddix tuticus. Beloch and
Salmon thought that this simple ineddix was a local magistrate who was inferior to
the chief magistrate of the Pentrian state, the meddix tuticus. 272
The name bn bet [... ]
meddix tuticus is attested on a tile stamp found at Bovianum273 If the same person is
269 ST Lu 6 and 7.
270 Further bibliography: Bullettino Archaeologico Napoletano 3 (1844-5) and Avellino in Bullettino
Archeologico Napoletano 6 (1847-8), Lejeune (1973) 94-111.
271
The meaning of the word aikdafed is still debated.
272
Beloch (1880) 169; Salmon (1967) 87.
273 ST tSa 18. See Capini's comments in SE 53 (1985) 248.
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