P.Mich.inv. 657 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 657

Processing Number

2876

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Connections

Archive of Kronion son of Apion, nomographos of the grapheion of Tebtynis

Material

Pap

Size

12.9 x 28.7 cm

Items

1

Lines

47

Mounted

Yes

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

frayed away at the bottom, and badly damaged along some folds

Palaeographic Description

A small upright cursive written with a fine pen

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

47 A.D.

Origin

Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

1921: acquired by Kelsey from Nahman in Cairo

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Apynchis son of Orseus & other salt merchants

Type of Text/Title of Work

Guild Ordinance

Content

Ordinance issued by the association of the salt merchants of Tebtynis, appointing one of them to be their supervisor and to collect and pay the public dues for which they are liable after having obtained the monopolistic concession of the sale of salt in Tebtynis and some neighboring villages; it also defines the territory in which all members may sell salt and the areas reserved for certain individual members; fixes the sale prices for the various grades of salt; provides for a monthly meeting; and establishes penalties for breach of the regulations.

Subject Headings

Tebtunis (Extinct city)--Commerce.

Salt--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Gypsum--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Guilds--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Cartels--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Salt--Taxation--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Festivals|650: 0:Salt--Taxation--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Persons

Claudius, Emperor;

Apynchis son of Orseus, halopoles, epimeletes & eisakten ton demosion;

Orseus son of Harmiysis, halopoles (see also P.Mich. V, 269-271?);

Harmiysis alias Belles, son of Harmiysis, halopoles;

[- - -], hegoumenos (= Apynchis son of Orseus?);

(unnamed) emporoi

Geographica

Tebtynis; Kerkesis; Tristomou tou kai Boukolou (Tristomos); metropolis (Arsinoiton polis)

Translation

The seventh year of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, the 25th of the month Kaisareios. The undersigned men, salt merchants of Tebtynis, meeting together have decided by common consent to elect one of their number, a good man, Apynchis, son of Orseus, both supervisor and collector of the public taxes for the coming eighth year of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, the said Apynchis to pay in all the public taxes for the same trade for the same coming year, and (they have decided) that all alike shall sell salt in the aforesaid village of Tebtynis, and that Orseus alone has obtained by lot the sole right to sell gypsum in the aforesaid village of Tebtynis and in the adjacent villages, for which he shall pay, apart from the share of the public taxes which falls to him, an additional sixty-six drachmai in silver; and that the said Orseus has likewise obtained by lot Kerkesis, alone to sell salt therein, for which he shall likewise pay an additional eight drachmai in silver. And that Harmiysis also called Belles, son of Harmiysis, has obtained by lot the sole right to sell salt and gypsum in the village of Tristomos also called Boukolos, for which he shall contribute, apart from the share of the public taxes which falls to him, five additional drachmai in silver; upon condition that they shall sell the good salt at the rate of two and one-half obols, the light salt at two obols, and the lighter salt at one and one-half obol, by our measure or that of the warehouse. And if anyone shall sell at a lower price than these, let him be fined eight drachmai in silver for the common fund and the same for the public treasury; and if any of them shall be found to have sold more than a stater's worth of salt to a merchant, let him be fined eight drachmai in silver for the common fund and the same for the public treasury; but if the merchant shall intend to buy more than four drachmai's worth, all must sell to him jointly. And if anyone shall bring in gypsum and shall intend to sell it outside, it must be left on the premises of Orseus, son of Harmiysis, until he takes it outside and sells it. It is a condition that they shall drink regularly on the 25th of each month each one a chous of beer . . . in the village one drachme, outside four drachmai, and in the metropolis eight drachmai. But if anyone is in default and fails to satisfy any of the public obligations, or any of the claims that shall be made against him, it shall be permissible for the same Apynchis to arrest him in the main street or in his house or in the field, and to hand him over as aforesaid.

(There follow parts of the ages and signalments of 5 signatories, whose names are lost).

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2876

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
AJP 58	Boak AER	1937	210-219	SB V 8030	Boak AER, AJP 58, 210-219, 1937 -- SB V 8030
F.I.R.A. III. Negotia	Arangio-Ruiz V	1943	46	Arangio-Ruiz V, F.I.R.A. III. Negotia, 46, 1943

Information on Publications--Further Republications

Further Republications

Rep Editor - Boak AER; Rep Ser. - P.Mich. V; 1944; No. 245 and pl. I

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

C.H. Roberts, JHS 65 (1945) p. 125; L.C. Youtie, BASP 19 (1982) p. 92-94.

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

47

Year End

47

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

3480 x 4608

File Size

2 MB

Record

2876

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