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

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

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

8175 x 4654

File Size

5 MB

Record

3378

Link to this Item

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