P.Wisc. inv. 25

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Wisc. inv. 25
Processing Number
5412
Section/Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso has some traces which don not seem to be part of the text on the Recto side.
Material
Pap
Size
21.1 x 17.5 cm
Items
1
Lines
20 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
A light-brown papyrus, cut off regularly on all sides. At the left-hand side there is a margin of 2 cm., at the top one of 1.5 cm. and at the bottom one of 3.5 cm. the scribe has endeavored to fill up the lines at the right-hand side. Five vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is worm-beaten. On the verso side, at 8 cm. from the bottom, some traces remain which do not seem to be part of the text on the recto side.
Palaeographic Description
The text runs parallel to the fibers. The hand is clearly well-trained.
Status
Published
Library
Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin

Contents

Date
July 9, 147 A.D.
Origin
Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Unknown
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
N.N. daughter of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros son of Petesuchos
Type of Text/Title of Work
Census Return
Content
This papyrus contains a property return, following the customary lay-out. It is addressed to the full range of officials to whom these returns are usually sent in the villages of the Fayum: the strategus Theon; the basilikos grammateus Artemidoros; the village scribe Heras and the laographoi, two of whom, not occurring elsewhere, are referred to by name. Ptolemaios’ sister states that she owns a house in Theadelphia, acquired by purchase and that it is inhabited by her brother Ptolemaios, also acting as her guardian, together with his wife and son. She also owns property in the village of Apias and has returned this as well.
Persons
Theon;
Artemidoros;
Heras;
Heron;
Satabus;
Diodoros, alias Dioskoros, the son of Petesuchos, her mother being Isidora;
Ptolemaios;
Anubiaine, alias Achillis.
Geographica
Themistes;
Polemon;
Theadelphia;
Apias.
Translation
To Theon, strategus of the Arsinoites of the division of Themistes and Polemon and to Artemidoros royal scribe of the division of Themistes and to Heras, village scribe of Theadelphia and Heron and Satabus and the fellow-laographoi of the same village from N.N., daughter of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros, the son of Petesuchos, her mother being Isidora from the people of the village of Theadelphia, her guardian being Ptolemaios, having also made a property return in the village of Alias. I own in the aforesaid village of Theadelphia a bought house, in which I declare for the property return of the past 9th year of Antoninus Caesar, the lord in the aforesaid village of Theadelphia my above brother from the same father and mother, Ptolemaios, 25th year old and his son, born to him from his present wife, living with him, Anubiaine, alias Achillis, citizeness, Dioskoros, alias Heron, 3 years old. That is why I submit the property return. I, Heras, village scribe of Theadelphia, have received a copy through Dios. Year of Antoninus Caesar, the lord, the 15th Epeiph.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PWisc I Sijpesteijn P.J. 1967 36 Plate XIV Sijpesteijn P.J., PWisc I, 36, 1967, Plate XIV

Cataloging

Cataloger
MA
Year Begin
147
Year End
147

Technical Details

Record
5412
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-5412/1

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