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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 2930
Processing Number
1695
Section/Side
Recto +Verso
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto + Verso
Material
Pap
Size
35 x 14.5 cm
Items
1
Lines
Recto - 27;
Verso - 2
Mounted
Yes
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
complete
Palaeographic Description
(1st hand) well-formed sloping business hand; (2nd hand: corrections and subscription) a cruder hand in red ink (Boak)
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
June 11, 188 A.D.
Origin
Unknown place, province of Egypt
Provenance
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition
24-5006E2-A
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Unknown scribe; Gavius Kallimachos, bibliophylax
Type of Text/Title of Work
Record of the Status Examination (epikrisis) of a Roman Veteran
Content
Copy of the record of the examination (in 185 A.D.) of the status of a Roman veteran, Valerius Clemens, discharged on December 31, 177 A.D.
Persons
Longaeus Rufus, (former) prefect of Egypt;
Allius Hermolaos, chiliarchos (tribunus) of the Legio II Traiana Fortis;
Commodus, Emperor;
Valerius Clemens, veteran (of the cohors II Ituraeorum);
Pactumeius Magnus, former prefect of Egypt;
Commodus (Emperor) and Quintilius, consuls;
Marcus Aurelius Petesouchos, veteran;
Serenus Petronius, veteran;
Iulius Gemellus, veteran (see also B.G.U. I, 326 = M.Chr. 316?);
Gavius Kallimachos. bibliophylax
Geographica
Arsinoite nome; Ityraioi (Itouraioi)
Translation
(Recto)
Extract from the roll of examination records bearing the outside title: Examinations of Longaeus Rufus, former prefect, conducted by Allius Hermolaos, tribune of the legion II Traiana Fortis, from Epeiph of the 25th year to Thoth 29 of the 26th year of Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord. After other entries, on page 1: Valerius Clemens, who wishes to reside for the time being in the Arsinoite nome, aged (- -) years. The above-mentioned, a veteran, declared that he had served in the 2nd cohort of the Itureans and exhibited a Latin letter from Pactumeius Magnus the former prefect showing that after serving in the above-mentioned cohort he had received his official discharge on the 31st of December in the consulship of Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius and Quintillus. He also presented as warrantors Marcus Aurelius Petesouchos, Serenus Petronius, and Iulius Gemellus, all [[three]] '3' veterans, who wrote a sworn declaration along with him that he had used no fictitious evidence. And the 'signature' of Allius Hermolaos, tribune of legion II Traiana Fortis, attached to the aforesaid name, Valerius Clemens, aged 52, with a scar above the ankle of the right foot.
(2nd hand) I, Gavius Kallimachos, keeper of the archives, state that the original is here. The 28th year of Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord, Pauni 17.
(Verso)
Examination record of Valerius Clemens verified.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
ASAE 29 Boak AER 1929 58-63 SB IV 7362 Boak AER, ASAE 29, 58-63, 1929 -- SB IV 7362 -- BL II, 2, 135 (bibliography; l. 24); BL III, 184 (l. 13; 15; 24); BL V, 100 (bibliography; l. 7, 23); BL VII, 193 (l. 10); BL VIII, 327 (bibliography; l. 4, 5, 7-8, 15) BL II, 2, 135 (bibliography; l. 24); BL III, 184 (l. 13; 15; 24); BL V, 100 (bibliography; l. 7, 23); BL VII, 193 (l. 10); BL VIII, 327 (bibliography; l. 4, 5, 7-8, 15)
Select Papyri 2 Hunt AS - Edgar CC 1963 315 Hunt AS - Edgar CC, Select Papyri 2, 315, 1963

Information on Publications--Further Republications

Further Republications
Rep Editor - Arangio-Ruiz V; Rep Ser. - F.I.R.A. III. Negotia; 1943; No. 7b (lines 6-28 only);
Rep Editor - Daris S; Rep Ser. - Doc.Eser.Rom.; 1964; No. 97

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
A.E.R. Boak, Aegyptus 20 (1940) p. 239; S. Daris, Aegyptus 42 (1962) p. 138-139; G. Bastianini, ZPE 17 (1975) p. 298-299, n. 1; W. Seston, RPhil 7 (1933) 384; 389-390 [= Scripta varia (Rome, 1980) p. 240; 245-246]; P.J. Sijpesteijn, BASP 16 (1979) p. 277-280.

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Institution
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Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
188
Year End
188

Technical Details

Image Size
5187 x 8400
File Size
3 MB
Record
1695
Link to this Item
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