P.Mich.inv. 5895 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 5895
Processing Number
2584
Section/Side
Recto
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso is blank
Material
Pap
Size
14.7 X 12.2 cm
Items
2
Lines
16
Mounted
Yes
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
broken off at the bottom; badly broken along a fold; glued to a paper backing
Palaeographic Description
See electronic version of PMich IX, 543
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
134-136 A.D.
Origin
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition
30-C123CCH2-A (6)
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Dioskoros son of - - -, camelherd
Type of Text/Title of Work
Declaration of Camels
Content
Sworn statement made by a certain Dioskoros, acting as official of the guild of the camelherds of Karanis, to the strategos Archias, giving the total number of camels hold in the village
Persons
Archias, strategos of the Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite;
Dioskoros son of - - - grandson of Phaesis, kamelotrophos(?) (= the other Dioskoros?);
Hadrianus, Emperor;
Aphrodisios son of Ptolemaios (kamelotrophos);
Dioskoros son of M- - - (Maron?) (kamelotrophos) (= the former Dioskoros?);
Kronion son of - - - (kamelotrophos);
Hatres son of Petesouchos (kamelotrophos);
Horion [- - -] (kamelotrophos);
Anth[- - -] (kamelotrophos);
Ptolemaios [- - -] (kamelotrophos)
Geographica
Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite nome; Karanis
Translation
To Archias, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome. I, Dioskoros, son of . . ., the son of Phaesis, from the village of Karanis, camelherd(?) of the same village, swear by the Fortune of Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus that there are fifty-five full-grown camels in the village, that is [[55]] 59, and 13 colts, making altogether [[68]] 72, of which (the list) by man (is)(?):
'Aphrodisios, son of Ptolemaios 4 camels'
Dioskoros, son of M . . . 6 camels 2 colts
Kronion . . . 8 camels 2 colts
Hatres son of Petesouchos 2 camels
Horion . . . 5 camels
. . . 5 camels 1 colt
Anth . . . 10 camels 4 colts
Ptolemaios . . . 2 camels
. . . . . .

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich IX Husselman EM 1971 543 Pl. VII Husselman EM, PMich IX, 543, 1971, Pl. VII -- BL VII, 113 (on lines 2, 7-10, 13, 14); BL VIII, 215 (bibliography); BL IX 162 (on lines 5, 8). BL VII, 113 (on lines 2, 7-10, 13, 14); BL VIII, 215 (bibliography); BL IX 162 (on lines 5, 8).

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
B. Boyaval, REA 75 (1973) p. 184; B. Boyaval, ZPE 14 (1974) p. 76; P.J. Parsons, CR 24 (1974) p. 148; J.R. Rea, JEA 60 (1974) p. 294

Availability/System Requirements

Institution
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Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
134
Year End
136

Technical Details

Image Size
2168 x 2164
File Size
624 KB
Record
2584
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2584/5895r.tif

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