P.Mich.inv. 264 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 264

Processing Number

1609

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto

Material

Pap

Size

13.4 x 21 cm

Items

1

Lines

48

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

Broken off at the bottom, as well as on most of the left side; quite demaged along the folds

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

ca. 259 A.D.

Origin

Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

probably Oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

purchased in Egypt by B.P. Grenfell and F.W. Kelsey in March-April 1920

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Aurelius Patas and Aurelius Kiales, sons of Papontheus

Type of Text/Title of Work

Petition to a Strategos

Content

Petition addressed to Aurelius Sarapion, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, by the sons and heirs of Aurelius Papontheus, who were trying to collect a 34-years old debt that an Aurelius Horos contracted from their father. By this petition, they forward to the strategos the directive from the archidikastes (l. 5-8), written in compliance with their request to him (l. 9-48), which itself included a copy of the original loan contract (l. 15-33). A copy of the present petition was to be served on the debtor, which would constitue an order to pay which the debtor was required to meet within ten days.

Subject Headings

Administration

Archives

Debt

Inheritance

Justice

Loan

Persons

Aurelius Sarapion, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome;

Aurelius Patas son of Papontheus and Kopria;

Aurelius Kiales son of Papontheus and Kopria;

. . .ius Titus alias Herakleides, hiereus, archidikastes kai (ho) pros te epimeleia ton chrematiston kai ton allon kriterion;

Valerianus, Emperor;

Gallienus, Emperor;

Valerianus (Saloninus), Caesar;

(unnamed) hoi pros te dialoge;

Aurelius Chairemon;

(unnamed) chrematistai;

Aurelius Papontheus son of Aniketos and Tauris, deceased father of Patas and Kiales;

Aurelius Horos son of Papontheus and Didyme;

Neikias (Nikias), (former) agoranomos (see G. Messeri, Anagennesis 4 [1986] p. 60-61);

Severus Alexander, (former) Emperor;

Aurelius Androneikos (Andronikos) (apator) son of Phil[. . .];

Tiberius ... Dionysios

Geographica

Oxyrhynchite nome; Oxyrhynchon polis (Oxyrhynchiton polis); polis (Alexandria); Hadriane bibliotheke; bibliotheke tou Nanaiou

Translation

To Aurelius Sarapion, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Patas and Aurelius Kiales, both sons of Papontheus and Kopria, from the city of Oxyrhynchus. Here is a copy I have obtained from the katalogeion of my application for inactment of publication.

. . .ius Titus also called Herakleides, the priest and archidikastes, to the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, greetings. Let a copy of the application that was submitted be served. Farewell. Year 3 of the Valeriani and Gallienus, Augusti, . . . Signed by those in charge of the dialoge of the city, acting through me, Aurelius Chairemon.

To . . .ius Titus also called Herakleides, priest, archidikastes, and superintendent of the chrematistai and of the other courts, from Aurelius Patas and Aurelius Kiales, both sons of Papontheus and Kopria, from the city of Oxyrhynchus. Appended is a copy of the cheirograph in duplicate that was issued to our father, Aurelius Papontheus, whose heirs we are, including the subscription after the date.

Aurelius Horos, son of Papontheus and Didyme, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, to Aurelius Papontheus, son of Aniketos and Tauris, from the same city, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received and have had measured out from you, from the wheat crop of the past 4th year, six and a half artabai, with interest on the principal of an equal amount; total, thirteen artabai. <And these I will return by such-and-such a date> without any delay or excuse. And if I do not make the repayment as I have had written, I will pay the stated capital plus one-half, and also an addition for the overtime, with the paralemptic measure of Nicias the agoranome, by which I received the loan. And you shall have the right of execution against me and all my property as if in consequence of a court decision. This cheirograph, written in duplicate, is valid wherever presented and for whoever presents it on your behalf. As for this being good and proper, I have been asked the formal question and have so declared. Year 5 of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Choiak 8. I, Aurelius Horos, son of Papontheus, have received the six and a half artabai of wheat to be repaid at an increase of the same amount, total thirteen artabai, and I will return them by the said deadline and measure them as stated. I, Aurelius Andronikos, styled the son of my mother Phil..., have written for him, as he is illiterate.

Desiring that of this cheirograph in two copies a single copy be made public, we give the city, because a single copy is being published, the fixed 12 drachmai and the fee for publication, and we ask that you take this document from our representative Tiberius . . . Dionysios, signed by him to the effect that the subscription after the date is in the hand of the illliterate Aurelius Horos's signatory Aurelius Andronikos, and register it together with this application, the original in the Library of Hadrian and a duplicate copy thereof in that of the Nanaion; and to have an order written to the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome to have a copy of this application served . . . to produce Aurelius Horos approving of the publication, so that he may be informed and may return to me the six and a half artabai of wheat plus the increase according to my notification, or may know that I willl take the next appropriate steps concerning distraint [- - -]

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1609

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich XI	Shelton JC	1971	614	pl. IV	Shelton JC, PMich XI, 614, 1971, pl. IV -- BL VIII, 216 (l. 7; 23; date)	BL VIII, 216 (l. 7; 23; date)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

J.R. Rea, Atti del XVII Congresso internazionale di papirologia III (Napoli, 1984) p. 1130; G. Messeri, Anagennesis 4 (1986) p. 60-61

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

259

Year End

259

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

2937 x 4017

File Size

2 MB

Record

1609

Link to this Item

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