P.Mich.inv. 3783 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 3783

Processing Number

2109

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Connections

-

Material

Pap

Size

16 x 16.8 cm.

Items

1

Lines

1-18

Mounted

No

Negative

No

Conservation Status

A light-brown papyrus consisting of five joining fragments. It is regularly broken off at all four sides except the top. Seven vertical folds still visible.

Palaeographic Description

Written in a hand which points to IInd/Ist century B.C. for the dating of the text, cf. W. Schubart, Papyri Graecae Berolinenses, Bonn 1911, Tafel 9 [127 B.C.] and R. Seider, Palaeographie der griechischen Papyri I, Stuttgart 1967, Tafel 18 [101 B.C.]. At the left there is a margin of 1 cm. and at the bottom one of approximately 4 cm. The text is heavily abbreviated and a Ptolemaic date for this text appears to be confirmed by the occurence in the text of many words only attested in the Ptolemaic period.

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

II/Ist century B.C.

Origin

unknown

Provenance

unknown

Acquisition

purchased by Prof. Boak in 1925 (report submitted by H.I. Bell, dated May 2, 1925); described as coming from Behneseh (Oxyrhynchus)

Language

Greek

Genre

documentary

Author

unknown

Type of Text/Title of Work

antichretic loan

Content

this papyrus contains the lower part of an antichretic loan of 10 talents of copper taken by Olympias from Dionysios.

Subject Headings

Loans--Egypt.

Contracts--Egypt.

Persons

Dionysios;

Olympias

Geographica

-

Translation

". . . Dionysios and whoever of his people the indicated (objects) during 5 years and for as long as she owes the loan with every warranty. After the 5 years Olympias must repay Dionysius the 10 talents of copper within an additional 30 days. If she does not act according to the above-written, Olympias must pay to Dionysios a fine of 20 talents of bronze coinage for not warranting and the loan with a surcharge of 50 % and interest for the overtime at the rate of 2 drachmas per each mina per each month. Dionysios shall also have the right of execution upon Olympias and upon all her property as if in accordance with a legal decision and, until he receives back (what belongs to him), he may live with his people on her property rent-free. If however Dionysios, having received back what belongs to him, does not vacate the house with his people within an additional 30 days from the day he receives (it), having handed over to Olympias or her people the property thoroughly clean and the five doors and the five keys which he received, he must pay Olympias for not vacating a fine of 20 talents of copper and for each door which he does not give back a price of 3,000 drachmas - but for the streetdoor 2 talents - [and for each key X bronze drachmas] and for not cleaning a fee of 2,000 bronze drachmas and necertheless he must be evicted [together with his people. To Olympias] will belong the 7 talents, the remainder of the 10 talents of bronze which Dionysios lent to Olympias in accordance with the agreement. . . .Dionysius against Olympias like they have agreed upon with eachother."

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2109

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
Anagennesis 4	Sijpesteijn PJ	1986	131-5	SB XVIII, 13154	Sijpesteijn PJ, Anagennesis 4, 131-5, 1986 -- SB XVIII, 13154

Cataloging

Cataloger

TC

Year Begin

-199

Year End

-1

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

5400 x 4181

File Size

3 MB

Record

2109

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2109/3783r.tif content_copy

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