P.Wisc. inv. 38 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Wisc. inv. 38
Processing Number
5411
Section/Side
Recto; Column I
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso is blank
Connections
+P.Wisc. inv. 37
Material
Pap
Size
21.9 x 13.9 cm
Items
1
Lines
20 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
A light-brown papyrus cut off regularly on all sides. At the top there is a margin of 1.5 cm., at the left-hand side one of 1 cm., at the bottom one of 1.5 cm. and at the right-hand side one of 1 cm. Between the columns there is an open space of approx. 2 cm.
Palaeographic Description
The text, which is worm-beaten, runs parallel to the fibers. The hand, which is well-trained, writes, large, upright letters. At the right-hand side the lines slope slightly upwards towards the right.
Status
Published
Library
Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin

Contents

Date
November 3, 144 A.D.
Origin
Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Unknown
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Ptolemaios son of Diodoros alias Dioskoros
Type of Text/Title of Work
Petition to an Assistant of the Imperial Procurator
Content
A copy of P.Wisc. inv. 37. Ptolemaios, the leaseholder of the plot of land bearing various kinds of brushwood, had up to 7th Hathyr, not received sufficient water for his drymos. Consequently he wrote a letter on this matter to Aelius Heraclitus (the name Aelius would seem to indicate that he or his father was imperial freedman), the assistant of procurator usiacus, to inform him of the situation and to obtain his co-operation to prevail upon the aigialophlax, who is, among other things, charged with the distribution and supply of water, that he will still receive the usual amount of water and secure compensation in case of damage.
Persons
Aelius Heraclitus;
Ailius Aclectus;
Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros;
Apollonius.
Geographica
Theadelphia
Translation
Authorized copy.
To Aelius Heraclitus, assistant of Ailius Aclectus, procurator of Caesar the lord, from Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros, leaseholder of the brushwood of the village of Theadelphia. Although the usual amount of water should flow to the above-mentioned brushwood, until it is filled, it has not so far received it, but is in danger of drying out and therefore I request you to send a letter to the shore guard, that if neglect of water-supply occur and it is not filled in the usual manner, the consequence will not only be damage for next year (the brushwood has after all been leased), but it will be without yield for three years. I therefore request you, lord, to make it clear to the shore guard, in order that, if damage arises from neglect. I have remedy against him with the egregious procurator. Year 8, the 7th Hathyr.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PWisc I Sijpesteijn P.J. 1967 35 Plate XIII Sijpesteijn P.J., PWisc I, 35, 1967, Plate XIII

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
Lewis Naphtali, Noemata legontos. 19-29, BASP 5 (1968) pp. 25-30.

Cataloging

Cataloger
MA
Year Begin
144
Year End
144

Technical Details

Image Size
4042 x 5371
File Size
3 MB
Record
5411
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-5411/w28r.tif

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