P.Wisc. inv. 28 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Wisc. inv. 28
Processing Number
5396
Section/Side
Recto
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso is blank
Material
Pap
Size
11.5 x 17.6 cm
Items
1
Lines
9 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
A yellowish papyrus, cut off straight on all sides. At the left-hand side there is a margin of 1.5 cm., at the bottom one of 10 cm. Five vertical folds are still visible.
Palaeographic Description
The text runs parallel to the fibers. The writer, who writes a well-trained hand, has evidently tried to make the lines run up to the very edge. The text has faded in some places, but is only damaged by a few holes.
Status
Published
Library
Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin

Contents

Date
August 5, 158 A.D.
Origin
Provenance Unknown
Provenance
Unknown
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Harpaesis, foreman
Type of Text/Title of Work
Application for payment
Content
This papyrus is addressed to a certain Matreas, of Harpaesis, whose function is not mentioned. Harpaesis might have been the foreman of the ano ousia. This papyrus deals with one of the requests for payments of expenses incurred by the mangers of certain ousiai, and is addressed to the person who had the general superintendence of these ousiai in the district in which the estates were situated.
Persons
Harpaesis;
Matreas.
Translation
Harpaesis, foreman, to Matreas, the most honored, greetings. If it seems right to you, send me then for the costs of transport of the wheat, that is measured in the granaries, one hundred and sixty drachmas, total 160 drachmas, of which I shall render an account. The year 21 of Antoninus Caesar the Lord, the 12th Mesore. Give the 160 drachmas.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PWisc I Sijpesteijn P.J. 1967 20 Plate VII Sijpesteijn P.J., PWisc I, 20, 1967, Plate VII

Cataloging

Cataloger
MA
Year Begin
158
Year End
158

Technical Details

Image Size
4042 x 5371
File Size
3 MB
Record
5396
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-5396/w28r.tif

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"P.Wisc. inv. 28; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-5396/w28r.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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