P.Mich.inv. 6878 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 6878
Processing Number
2984
Section/Side
Verso
Image Side
Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Verso; Recto is P.Petaus 31
Connections
Archive of Petaus, son of Petaus, komogrammateus of Ptolemais Hormou; partial duplicate(?): P.Petaus 35 (= P.Koeln inv. 402 verso c)
Material
Pap
Size
16 x 22 cm
Items
1
Lines
27
Mounted
Yes
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
Verso complete; damaged at the folds
Palaeographic Description
Scribe B of the Petaus archive (editors; see P.Petaus, p. 37)
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
ca. 184-186 A.D., after October/November 184 A.D.
Origin
Probably Ptolemais Hormou, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Probably either Karanis or Ptolemais Hormou, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition
purchased in England through Prof. C. Schmidt in September 1937
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Unknown scribe, working for the komogrammateus Petaus
Type of Text/Title of Work
Money Account
Content
Account of expenses made by the office of the village secretary Petaus
Persons
(unnamed) lestoi <read: lestopiastai>;
(unnamed) hyperetai;
(unnamed) menephikiarios (beneficiarius);
(unnamed) tekton;
(unnamed) prosthyras;
Harpokration, metaphoreus;
Hermenios;
(unnamed) epistrategos;
(unnamed) hegemon (praefectus Aegypti);
Harpalos;
Heras;
(unnamed) hegoumenos;
Anoubion;
(unnamed) procheirophoros (= amanuensis);
(unnamed) petaria (paidaria);
(unnamed) basilikos (grammateus)
Translation
Account of expenses:
for the service to the thieves <read probably: thief-catchers>: 10 <drachmai>
for a papyrus roll to cut: 2 drachmai
for fodder, for 3 camels: 7 <drachmai> 16 obols
for ink: 2 <drachmai> 6 obols
to the assistant: 2 <drachmai>
to the beneficiarius: 15 <drachmai>
for garlands and pine-cones: 4 <drachmai>
to the carpenter: 20 <drachmai>
to the door-keeper: 2 <drachmai>
to Harpokration the carrier: 12 <drachmai>
to Hermenios: 12 <drachmai>
<to those> in the fields(?): 15 <drachmai>
to the (messenger) going to the epistrategos: 15 <drachmai>
for a bench: 2 drachmai
<to the messenger going> to the court of the prefect: [*]20 drachmai
to Harpalos: 9 <drachmai>
to the assistants who are with Heras: 3 <drachmai>
to the president: 25 <drachmai>
to those (who manage) the unsold properties: 7[*] <drachmai>
to Anoubion: 50 <drachmai>
to the clerk: 40 <drachmai>
to the lawyers: 40 <drachmai>
for the slaves: 35 <drachmai>
for the slaves of the royal <scribe>: 2 <drachmai>

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PPetaus Hagedorn U - Hagedorn D - Youtie LC - Youtie HC 1969 34 Hagedorn U - Hagedorn D - Youtie LC - Youtie HC, PPetaus, 34, 1969

Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
184
Year End
186

Technical Details

Image Size
4734 x 5380
File Size
3 MB
Record
2984
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2984/6878v.tif

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