P.Mich.inv. 5815 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number: P.Mich.inv. 5815
Processing Number: 2557
Section/Side: Recto
Image Side: Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side: Recto; Verso is blank
Connections: -
Material: Pap
Size: 22 X 10.6 cm
Items: 1
Lines: 36
Mounted: No
Negative: Yes
Conservation Status: upper part so badly damaged and frayed that only a few letters from the first nine lines can be made out
Palaeographic Description: See electronic version of PMich IX, 563
Status: published
Library: Ann Arbor

Date: 128/129 A.D.
Origin: Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance: Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition: 30-B236B*-A (2)
Language: Greek
Genre: Documentary
Author: Thermouthis daughter of Pasoknopaios
Type of Text/Title of Work: Contract of Lease of Land
Content: Contract made between Thermouthis daughter of Pasoknopaios and Onnophris son of Pnepheros for the prepaid lease of some land near Ptolemais Nea, for two years
Subject Headings: Notaries--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Literacy--Egypt--Karanis(Extinct city); Land tenure--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Land value taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Women--Egypt.; Ptolemais Nea (Extinct city); Leases--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)
Persons: Onnophris son of Pnepheros;; Hadrianus, Emperor;; Thermouthis daughter of Pasoknopaios;; Artenas (Artemas) son of Herakleides, guardian of Thermouthis;; Heron son of Satyros (see P.Mich. IX, 550 etc.)
Geographica: Ptolemais Nea; Karanis
Translation: (9 lines too damaged to be translated); . . . to Onnophris, son of Pnepheros, about thirty . . . years old, with a scar on the . . . finger of his left hand, that she has leased to him, Onnophris, for two years from the present thirteenth year of Hadrian Caesar the lord, the one and a half arourai of an allotment near Ptolemais Nea that belong to her, for planting with whatever he wishes; and that she, Thermouthis, has received from Onnophris in advance the amount of the rent for the two-years period, one hundred and forty drachmai of silver, from hand to hand out of the house; she, Thermouthis, guarantees (it) against public debts and every impost. Signatory, her guardian.; (2nd hand) I, Therlouthis (sic), daughter of Pasoknopaios, acting with my guardian, Artenas, son of Herakleides, have leased to Onnopris (sic) one and a half arourai of an allotment near Ptolemais Nea, and I have received the price of one hundred and forty drachnai (sic), the public charges devolving upon me as aforesaid. I, Artenas, have written also for her because she is illiterate.; (3rd hand) Onnophris, son of Pnepheros. The lease was made to me. Heron, son of Satyros, wrote for him because he is illiterate.; (4th hand) Registered through the grapheion in Karanis.
Papyri.info Link: https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2557

Information on Publications

Publications: Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections

PMich IX Husselman EM 1971 563 Husselman EM, PMich IX, 563, 1971 -- Lines 11-12: read: triakonta [. . . oule] daktulo | . . . chiros arist(eras), instead of: . . . . . oule | metopo(?) ex arist(eron); - line 21: read: bebaioi he Thermouthis, instead of: be<bai>osin Thermouthin. (PH). Lines 11-12: read: triakonta [. . . oule] daktulo | . . . chiros arist(eras), instead of: . . . . . oule | metopo(?) ex arist(eron); - line 21: read: bebaioi he Thermouthis, instead of: be<bai>osin Thermouthin. (PH).

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Institution: sc

Cataloging

Cataloger: PH
Year Begin: 128
Year End: 129

Technical Details

Collection: Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)
Image Size: 4374 x 5669
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 2557
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2557/5815r.tif

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Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IX	Husselman EM	1971	563	Husselman EM, PMich IX, 563, 1971 -- Lines 11-12: read: triakonta [. . . oule] daktulo \| . . . chiros arist(eras), instead of: . . . . . oule \| metopo(?) ex arist(eron); - line 21: read: bebaioi he Thermouthis, instead of: be<bai>osin Thermouthin. (PH).	Lines 11-12: read: triakonta [. . . oule] daktulo \| . . . chiros arist(eras), instead of: . . . . . oule \| metopo(?) ex arist(eron); - line 21: read: bebaioi he Thermouthis, instead of: be<bai>osin Thermouthin. (PH).