P.Corn. Inv. II 28 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Corn. Inv. II 28
- Processing Number
- 1250
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto;Verso is blank
- Connections
- -
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 12.2 x 22 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 1-20
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- This medium-brown papyrus is regularly cut at all sides. Abrasions only insignificant and text is complete. Four vertical folds visible.
- Palaeographic Description
- Fairly small semicursive sloping slightly to the right.
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- (early) IIIrd century A. D.
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt (?)
- Acquisition
- In 1922 through the agency of the British Museum for Cornell University; handed over to the University of Michigan in 1972.
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Pyrcon, son of Geminus
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Application for a lease
- Content
- Contains an application from Pyrcon, son of Geminus and Dius, sonof Sarapammon to rent 5 arouras of a date grove and one aroura of land neighboring
- Subject Headings
- Date--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Agricultural laborers--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Leases--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Drachma.
- Land tenure--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Measures and weights, Ancient.
- Persons
- Aurelius Apollonius,
- Amasis,
- Po...,
- Pyrcon,
- Geminus,
- Dius,
- Sarapammon,
- Cam...,
- Geographica
- Philadelphia
- Translation
- "To Aurelius Apollonius formerly elder of the most illustrious city of the Alexandrians through Amasis son of Po. . ., from Pyrcon son of Geminus and Dius son of Sarapammon, grandson of Cam . . .
- We wish to rent from you from the land which you own around the village of Philadelphia five arouras of a date grove sown beneath in dryland crops, and of the (neighboring?) land one aroura, making in all six arouras, or as much as they may be, for four years sowing, renting the date groveon the basis that all the hanging fruits of the past 12th year are included with the present year of crops, but that the farm land (is leased) from the present 13th year, the rent of the whole for the first year being one hundred drachmas of silver, for the remaining three years two hundred drachmas each year, all the farm labors resting upon us the lessees, and all the public burdens resting upon you, Aurelius Apollonius, and you will furnish (these) to us each year."
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1250
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PCorn Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ 1926 11 Pl p65 Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn, 11, 1926, Pl p65 -- BL II.2, 47 on 1, 2, 3,4, 8-9, 11-12, 12, 21, 22, 23; BL III, 46 on 11-12; BL VI; BL IX, 62 on l. 11; BL II.2, 47 on 1, 2, 3,4, 8-9, 11-12, 12, 21, 22, 23; BL III, 46 on 11-12; BL VI; BL IX, 62 on l. 11;
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- TC
- Year Begin
- 200
- Year End
- 250
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 4032 x 5804
- File Size
- 3 MB
- Record
- 1250
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1250/c2_28r.tif
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1250:C2_28R.TIF
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"P.Corn. Inv. II 28; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1250/c2_28r.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.