P.Mich.inv. 4688 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4688

Processing Number

2261

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Connections

archive of the praktor Sokrates son of Sarapion

Material

Pap

Size

18.8 X 8.1 cm

Items

2

Lines

25

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

damaged mostly at the bottom

Palaeographic Description

See electronic version of PMich IX, 564

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

November 29, 150 A.D.

Origin

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

26-B17F-A

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Petheus son of Kollouthos

Type of Text/Title of Work

Application for Lease of a Palm Grove

Content

Offer, made by Petheus son of Kollouthos to Sokrates son of Sarapion, to lease for several years some land in which palm trees are planted but which is probably also used for the raising of grain crops.

Subject Headings

Agriculture--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Literacy--Egypt--Karanis(Extinct city)

Land tenure--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Leases--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Persons

Sokrates son of Sarapion, klerouchos of 90th klerouchia (see ZPE 100 [1994] 237-249);

Petheus son of Kollouthos;

Antoninus Pius, Emperor;

Herakles(?) son of - - -

Geographica

90th cleruchy; Karanis; Patsontis; Tatnouei (Tatnouis?) (topos)

Translation

To Sokrates, son of Sarapion, cleruch of the 90th cleruchy, from Petheus, son of Kollouthos, from the village of Karanis. I wish to lease for three years from the present 14th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord, <for> two sowings and harvests, the one aroura of a date palm grove which you are cultivating from the same cleruchy of royal land near Patsontis in the place of Tatnouei in return for all the public charges on them; and I shall do all the work of cultivation and shall measure out the rental in kind into the public treasury. And you will guarantee to me all the payments into the state bank, if it seems best to you to make the concession on the foregoing terms.

(2nd hand) I, Petheus, the aforementioned, have leased from you as aforesaid. I, Herakles(?), son of . . ., wrote for him since he is illiterate.

(3rd hand) 14th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord. Choiak 3.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2261

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IX	Husselman EM	1971	564	Husselman EM, PMich IX, 564, 1971 -- BL VII, 113 (on lines 1-2, 24).	BL VII, 113 (on lines 1-2, 24).

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

B. Boyaval, REA 75 (1973) p. 184-185; P.J. Sijpesteijn, ZPE 19 (1975) p. 266; H.C. Youtie, ZPE 19 (1975) p. 279-280.

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

150

Year End

150

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

1424 x 2708

File Size

513 KB

Record

2261

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2261/4688r.tif content_copy

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Manifest

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:2261:4688R.TIF content_copy