P.Mich.inv. 5298 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 5298
- Processing Number
- 2424
- Section/Side
- A; Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso is SB XXII, 15223
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 19 x 8 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 1-16
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- broken off on the right side
- Status
- published
- Library
- Cairo
Contents
- Date
- February 25-March 26, 301 A.D.
- Origin
- Unknown place, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Acquisition
- 28-242*-L
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Unknown
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Document Dealing with the Collection of Money
- Content
- Probably a receipt issued by an opiniator for the payment of donatives due to a particular unit of soldiers on the date of accession of Diocletian and on the date of his birthday
- Persons
- [Aurelius - -, strategos of the Arsinoite nome];
- Sarapion, (former?) agoranomos(?), epimeletes of the Arsinoite(?);
- [- - -], epimeletes of the Arsinoite(?);
- [- - -], trapezitai demosion khrematon;
- Annius Diogenes, [epitropos];
- Diocletianus, emperor;
- Constantius and Maximianus, emperors and consuls of 301 A.D.
- Geographica
- [Arsinoite nome]; Hermoupolis
- Translation
- To Aurelius [. . . strategos of the Arsinoite from . . . of the troops . . .] stationed in Hermopolis, [greetings. We have been paid] . . . and Sarapion, former agoranomos(?) . . . epimeletai of the Arsinoite(?) [by] the bankers of the public funds [of the said nome in accordance with your warrant(?) according to the orders of] Annius Diogenes, [vir perfectissimus, on behalf of the donative for the 20 [November for the accession of our master] Diocletianus the senior [Augustus, in the most fortunate 3rd] consulship of our masters [Constantius and Maximianus the] most noble [Caesars, . . .; and on behalf of the donative for the] 22 December [for the birthday of our master Diocletianus] the senior Augustus [in the same consulship . . . making a total of] 62 myriads of denarii and 7950 Attic drachmai; [and] we have delivered to you [this receipt in . . . copies . . .]
- Year 17, 16 and 9, Phamenoth [. .]
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections ZPE 106 Sijpesteijn PJ 1995 229-230 Pl. Xa SB XXII, 15794 Sijpesteijn PJ, ZPE 106, 229-230, 1995, Pl. Xa -- SB XXII, 15794 -- BL XI, 241 (l. 5); BL XI, 241 (l. 5); ZPE 128 Thomas JD 1999 161-164 SB XXII, 15794 Thomas JD, ZPE 128, 161-164, 1999 -- SB XXII, 15794 -- BL XI, 241 (l. 5); BL XI, 241 (l. 5);
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- J D Thomas, 'Diocletians birthday and day of accession: P. Mich. inv. 5298a reconsidered'. ZPE 128 (1999), 161-164.
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH; TC
- Year Begin
- 301
- Year End
- 301
Technical Details
- Record
- 2424
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2424/5298ar.tif
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"P.Mich.inv. 5298; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2424/5298ar.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.