P.Mich.inv. 4226 / Verso
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 4226
- Processing Number
- 3378
- Section/Side
- Verso
- Image Side
- Verso
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Verso; see also P.Mich.inv. 4226 Recto
- Connections
- Papers of Eirene, daughter of Orpheus (see S.B. Pomeroy, Women in Hell.Egypt, p. 158-160)
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 17.1 x 31 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Verso, col. I - 15;
- col. II - 21;
- col. III - 19;
- col. IV - 18
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- A large section, roughly wedge-shaped, is missing from the left side
- Palaeographic Description
- The writing on both recto and verso is in medium-sized square letters (Schuman)
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- 181-180 B.C.[?]
- Origin
- Probably Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Provenance
- Probably Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Acquisition
- July 1925; Acquired by Dr. Askren and Prof Boak
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Probably Eirene, daughter of Orpheus or a representative
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Agricultural Account
- Content
- Agricultural account, enumerating day by day the extra hands hired to work on Eirene's vineyard, and the differing rates paid to them
- Subject Headings
- Vineyard laborers--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)--Wages.
- Wheat--Harvesting--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Agricultural laborers--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)--Wages.
- Agriculture--Taxation--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Slaves--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Persons
- (unnamed) ampelourgoi;
- Tesenouphis, ampelourgos;
- (unnamed) ergatai;
- (unnamed) paidaria
- Translation
- (Col. I)
- Year 25, Phaophi 19
- 8 vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- On the 21st: 8 vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- On the 22nd: 7 vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- [On the . .]: 8 vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- [On the . .]: 7 vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- [On the . .: . .] vine-dressers at 25 (drachmai each)
- [- - -]
- [On the . .: . .] vine-dressers [at . . (drachmai each)]
- [On the . .]: 13 vine-dressers at 30 (drachmai each)
- On the 4th: 12 vine-dressers at 30 (drachmai each)
- On the 5th: 8 vine-dressers, of which one (was paid) 30 drachmai, and the others 25 (drachmai each), equals for 160 wine-dressers, at 25 (drachmai each), among whom 26 (were paid) at 30 drachmai (each), so that it is in total <. . .> bronze <drachmai>>
- (Col. II)
- Through Tesenouphis the vine-dresser:
- Phaophi 24:
- 3 workers [[at]] 20 (drachmai each)
- On the 25th: 2 workers [[at]] 20 (drachmai each)
- On the 26th: 2 workers [[at]] 20 (drachmai each)
- On the 27th: 3 workers
- On the 28th: 3 workers
- On the 29th: 3 workers
- [On Hathyr] 1: 10 workers at < . . drachmai each>
- [On the . .]: 3 [workers]
- [On the . .]: 4 [workers]
- [On the . .]: 2 workers
- On the 9th: 3 workers
- On the 10th: 2 workers
- On the 11th: 3 workers
- On the 12th: 3 workers
- On the 13th: 3 workers
- On the 14th: 3 workers
- On the 15th: 2 workers
- (Col. III)
- On the 16th: 3 workers
- On the 17th: 3 workers, 4 slaves
- On the 18th: 3 workers, 2 slaves
- On the 6th for the turnover (of wheat): 6 workers
- On the 7th: 8 workers
- On the 8th: 8 workers
- On the 9th: 12 workers
- [[. . .]]
- For the caraway plants, on Phaophi 25:
- through Tesenouphis, 2 slaves, at 10 (drachmai each)
- On the 26th: 3 workers
- On the 27th: 6 workers, 4 slaves
- On the 28th: 6 workers, 4 slaves
- On the 29th: 8 workers, 4 slaves
- On the 30th: 9 workers, 5 slaves
- On Hathyr 1: 9 workers, 4 slaves
- On the 2nd: 6 workers, 6 slaves
- On the 3rd: 17 workers, 17 slaves
- On the 4th: 18 workers, 18 slaves
- (Col. IV)
- On the 5th: 2 workers, 1 slave
- On the 6th: 2 workers, 1 slave
- On the 7th: 2 workers [[1 slave]]
- On the 8th: 2 workers
- On the 23rd, for the hoeing of the same (field), 25 {slaves} workers, 4 slaves
- On the 24th, 33 workers, 3 slaves
- On the 25th, 37 workers, 3 slaves
- From 23 talents 5000 (drachmai),
- to the king: 6 talents 5940 (drachmai)
- equal 4 talents 653 (drachmai), 1 talent 254 (drachmai)
- (Upside down:)
- for(?) 490
- 4 talents 540 (drachmai)
- 1 talent 272 drachmai
- equal 2065 (drachmai), equal 6 talents 395 (drachmai)
- equal 10 talents 3959 (drachmai)
- in total: 13 talents 4721 drachmai.
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3378
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich III Schuman VB 1936 200, verso Schuman VB, PMich III, 200, verso, 1936 -- BL III, 110 (col. II, l. 1); BL VII, 109 (col. II, l. 3; 4; 5; 9; col. IV, 3); BL IX, 159 (col. III, passim; bibliography) BL III, 110 (col. II, l. 1); BL VII, 109 (col. II, l. 3; 4; 5; 9; col. IV, 3); BL IX, 159 (col. III, passim; bibliography) C.Ptol. Sklav. Scholl R 1990 193 Scholl R, C.Ptol. Sklav., 193, 1990
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- P.Col.Zen. II, p. 196-198; L. Bandi, Études dédiées à la mémoire de A.M. Andréadès (Athenes, 1940) p. 23-34; S.B. Pomeroy, Women in Hellenistic Egypt (Detroit, 1990[2]) p. 158-160
Availability/System Requirements
- Scanner Initials
- CT
- Date Scanned
- 7/30/1996
- Institution
- sr
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- -181
- Year End
- -180
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 8175 x 4654
- File Size
- 5 MB
- Record
- 3378
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