P.Mich.inv. 487 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 487
Processing Number
2331
Section/Side
Recto + Verso
Image Side
Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto + Verso
Material
Pap
Size
14 x 17 cm
Items
1
Lines
Recto - 21;
Verso - 1
Mounted
No
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
Broken half at the top and bottom
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
VIth century A.D.
Origin
Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt
Provenance
Oxyrhynchite nome, Egypt
Acquisition
purchased in Egypt by B.P. Grenfell and F.W. Kelsey in March-April 1920
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Aurelius Onnophris, son of Rachel
Type of Text/Title of Work
Sale in Advance of Wine, Grain and Vegetable Seed
Content
Contract by which Aurelius Onnophris, son of Rachel, acknowledges to have received the price of 4 gold solidi for goods (both dry crops and wine) to delivered at the next harvest
Subject Headings
Agriculture
Feeding
Loan
Persons
Phib son of Mosch;
Aurelius Onophrios (Onnophris) son of Rachel
Translation
[- - - I acknowledge that I have received from you four gold solidi and that I will deliver to you eighteen artabai of barley, eighteen artabai of wheat,] four and one-half artabai of vegetable seed, and two hundred five-sextarii jars of wine, total 4 gold solidi for 18 art. barley, 18 art. wheat, 4 1/2 art. vegetable seed, and 200 five-sextarii jars of wine. This wheat, barley, and vegetable seed I will necessarily deliver to you in the month of Pauni of the first indiction, new, clean, and seived, by the measure of Phib, son of Mosch; this wine, for which you shall supply the vessels, I will necessarily deliver at the vat, in the form of unadulerated must, in the vintage of the month of Mesore, from the wine vintage of the first indiction, the crops of the second indiction, without delay; and I guarantee the goodness and durability of the wine up to and including the whole month of Tybi, and if there be found in it any sour or inferior wines I will replace them and supply you with the same amount in wine of the best quality, at the risk of my property, which is mortgaged (to you) for this. The document, written in one copy, is valid, and whena sked the formal question I so declared.
I, the afore-mentioned Aurelius Onophrios, son of Rachel, have received the price in full and all the terms are satisfactory to me as above stated.
(Verso)
[- - -] 18 artabai of barley, 18 artabai of wheat, 4 1/2 artabai of vegetable seed, and [- - -]

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich XI Shelton JC 1971 608 Shelton JC, PMich XI, 608, 1971 -- BL IX 162 (l. 1, 1-3, 9). BL IX 162 (l. 1, 1-3, 9).

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
P.Heid. V, p. 107; 299; 323; N. Kruit, ZPE 94 (1992) p. 178-179

Availability/System Requirements

Institution
sc

Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
500
Year End
599

Technical Details

Image Size
3192 x 3056
File Size
1 MB
Record
2331
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2331/487v.tif

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