P.Corn. Inv. I 79 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Corn. Inv. I 79
- Processing Number
- 1227
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso is blank
- Connections
- -
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 7 x 24.8 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 1-30
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- The papyrus is in good condition except at the ends of the lines, where the upper surface is torn off. Rather regularly cut off at all four sides, although the right edge is somewhat irregular.
- Palaeographic Description
- Written in a small and regular semi-cursive sloping to the right. The signature of the vendor is written in rough but clear uncials.
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- 288 A.D
- Origin
- Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Middle Egypt, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, Middle Egypt, province of Egypt (?)
- Acquisition
- In 1921 through the agency of the British Museum for Cornell University; handed over to the University of Michigan in 1972.
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Aurelius Cornelius, son of Hatres, his mother being Thaesis
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Sale
- Content
- Contract for the sale of a female ass
- Subject Headings
- Asses--Egypt.
- Business law--Egypt.
- Talentum (The Latin word)
- Sales--Egypt.
- Bahnas¯a (Egypt)
- Persons
- Aurelius Cornelius,
- Hatres,
- Thaesis,
- Aurelius Apollonius,
- Sarapion.
- Geographica
- The village of Peneutos of Diospolis,
- Oxyrhynchus,
- Upper Cynopolite nome
- Translation
- "Aurelius Cornelius son of Hatres, his mother being Thaesis, from the village Peneutos of Diospolis, to Aurelius Apollonius, son of Sarapion from the renowned city of Oxyrhynchus, greeting.
- I agree that I have sold and given over to you in the market of the Upper Cynopolite nome a female ass, shedding her first teeth, mouse-colored, at the prize agreed upon between us, ten talents of silver of the imperial coinage, tal. 10, which also I there received from you in full, I, the vendor, guaranteeing (possession) in all respects forever. The sale is valid, and in answer to the formal question I give my consent. In the second consulship of our lord Maximianus Augustus, Epiph 18.
- 2nd hand. I, Aurelius Cornelius, have sold the ass and have received the price in full, as stated above."
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1227
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PCorn Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ 1926 13 Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn, 13, 1926 -- BL II.2, 48 on l. 23; BL VI, 31 on l. 25; BL VII, 40 on ll. 11, 17, 20-21, 23, 25, 29 and 30. BL II.2, 48 on l. 23; BL VI, 31 on l. 25; BL VII, 40 on ll. 11, 17, 20-21, 23, 25, 29 and 30.
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- Thomas J D, ZPE 6 (1970), 175-182; Youtie H C, ZPE 22 (1976), 43-49.
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- TC
- Year Begin
- 288
- Year End
- 288
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3418 x 6309
- File Size
- 3 MB
- Record
- 1227
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1227/c1_79r.tif
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"P.Corn. Inv. I 79; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1227/c1_79r.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.