P.Mich.inv. 5869 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 5869
Processing Number
16827
Section/Side
j; recto
Image Side
Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
recto; verso is blank
Connections
+ P.Mich.inv. 5869e + P.Mich.inv. 5869z14
Material
Pap
Size
12.9 x 14.1 cm
Items
1
Lines
15 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
"Three fragments have been joined to form a document that is nearly complete, though badly damaged. Intact are the left side with a margin of 1 cm and part of the top margin (1.5 cm). A segment in the bottom right corner is missing. The papyrus is extremely soft and fragile, and the ink is effaced in many places" (Claytor in edition)
Palaeographic Description
"The same hand is possibly found in another declaration of uninundated land, the fragmentary P.Mich.inv. 5869l (163/64 CE)" (Claytor in edition)
Status
Published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
157/58 or 158/59 A.D.
Origin
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition
30-C123CCH2-A
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Unknown
Type of Text/Title of Work
Declaration of Uninundated Land
Content
"The present declaration is the second that can be dated to [M. Sempronius] Liberalis' term of office...The addressees in our text are the elders of the village of Karanis, who, at this time, were performing the duties of the komogrammateus. The declarant is one Iulia NN, alias Apollonarion, acting with her kyrios M. Sempronius Saturnilus. The land reported as uninundated is private land...part of the kleros Karabou, a previously unattested toponym near Karanis." (Claytor in edition)
Persons
Ptollas alias NN
Iulia NN alias Apollonarion
Marcus Sempronius Saturnilus
Sempronius Liberalis
Geographica
Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Karabos (near Karanis)
Translation
"To Ptollas alias NN...and Hero- and the rest of the elders who are performing the duties of the komogrammateus' office of the village of Karanis, from Ioulia NN alias Apollonarion, acting with Marcus Sempronius Saturnilus as her guardian. In accordance with the orders of the prefect Sempronius Liberalis, clarissimus, I declare the 1 (?) and 3/4 arouras that I own near the village of Karanis, of the allotment of Karabos, in three plots, to be inundated.
Year 2- [21 or 22] of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus [Antoninus Augustus] Pius..." (tr. Claytor in edition)

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich XXI Claytor WG 2018 118-120 119 Claytor WG, PMich XXI, 118-120, 2018, 119

Cataloging

Cataloger
NL
Year Begin
157
Year End
159

Technical Details

Record
16827
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-16827/5869jv.tif

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