P.Mich.inv. 622 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 622
Processing Number
2720
Section/Side
Recto, col. II, abstract 2
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso: list of contracts (index of the Recto)
Connections
Archive of Kronion son of Apion, nomographos of the grapheion of Tebtynis; see also note
Material
Pap
Size
Total size of the roll: 2.39 m x 29 cm
Items
1
Lines
Recto, col. II, abstract 2: 11
Mounted
No
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
Large roll containing writing on both sides; broken off at the left of the Recto
Palaeographic Description
The four columns of the Recto have an unusual widh of about 70 cm. - The writing is a small upright cursive, different from the Verso. (Boak)
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
(After) August 28, 42 A.D.
Origin
Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Provenance
Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Acquisition
1921, Acquired by Kelsey from Nahman in Cairo
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Unknown scribe
Type of Text/Title of Work
Collection of Abstracts of Contracts (Eiromenon)
Content
Day by day register of abstracts of the contracts recorded at the record-office (grapheion) of Tebtynis during the four last months of the 2nd year of the Emperor Claudius. - Col. II, abstract 2 records a (demotic) alimentary contract, registered on May 11, 42 A.D. (see also Verso, col. II, 6); the so-called alimentary contract is in reality a property settlement entered into by persons already united in marriage (here the husband's parents with the wife), fixing the sum which the husband was obliged to pay to his wife in case of his divorcing her and describing the real properties which would become sureties for the payment of this sum
Persons
Dionysios, son of Petsiris and Thaesis, husband of Thenamounis daughter of Marres;
Psenosiris (son of - - -);
Patynis (son of - - -), brother of Psenosiris;
Thechnous daughter of Maron;
(unnamed) sons of Thasis, daughter of Herakles (= Heraklides?);
Psenosiris son of Dionysios;
Heraklides son of Papos;
Tamaron daughter of Maron;
(unnamed) sons of Thasis, daughter of Heraklides (= Herakles?);
Akousilaos son of Apollonios;
Orseus son of Petepmoueis;
Arabakis (see Geographica);
Heraklas laxos (former owner);
Chairemon (son of Marres and Thenamounis), brother of Thenamounis;
Leontiskos (see Geographica);
Petsiris son of Phamounis and Taopis, husband of Thaesis daughter of Psosneus;
Thaesis daughter of Psosneus and Esermipis, wife of Petsiris son of Phamounis;
Thenamounis daughter of Marres and Thenamounis, wife of Dionysios son of Petsiris;
Apollonios;
Onnophris son of Pakebkis (see P.Mich. II, p. 224)
Geographica
Theogonis; Tali, Talei; legomene Arabakios epaulis; Leontiskou legomenos kleros
Translation
Alimentary contract for money of the value of 21 gold pieces, and the contract of surrender and preliminary sale; and we affirm that we have bequeathed to our aforesaid son Dionysios for immediate possession after our death the allotment of catoecic land which belongs to me in the neighborhood of Theogonis, 8 arourai, and besides these 3/4 of an aroura of land with a further claim on it, making altogether eight arourai and three-fourths, or however many there may be, in four parcels; in the 1st parcel 3 arourai of the arourai inherited from my father, of which the neighboring plots are: on the south the allotment of Psenosiris, on the north the allotment of Patynis his brother, on the west revenue estates, on the east a public field; and in the second parcel, which is 2 3/4 arourai, of which the neighbors are: on the south the allotment of Thechnous, daughter of Maron, on the north the allotment of the sons of Thasis, daughter of Herakles, on the west the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios, on the east the allotment of Heraklides, son of Papos; and of the 3rd parcel, which is of 1 aroura, on the south is the allotment of Tamaron, daughter of Maron, on the north the allotment of the sons of Thasis, daughter of Heraklides, on the west the allotment of Akousilaos, son of Apollonios, on the east the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios; and in the fourth parcel the remaining 2 arourai, of which the neighbors are: on the south revenue estates, on the north a public estate, on the west the allotment of Orseus, son of Petepmoueis, on the east the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios; and from what belongs to me in Talei, of the same section, a new house of two stories inherited from my father, in which are a cellar and a court on the south side; and in the same Talei of another parcel a half-share of one and a half bikoi common and undivided in the so-called square of Arabakis; and likewise to the same son Dionysios in Talei in another parcel from vacant plots which belong to me two bikoi from four bikoi common and undivided formerly belonging to Heraklas, the stone-cutter; and likewise to the same Dionysios also up to the half-share of whatever I may leave of cattle of all sorts and movables and household furnishings and all that is owing to me; and of whatever property I may acquire from now on, likewise to the same son Dionysios in every possible way up to the half-share.
And the dowry given is 200 drachmai of silver,a nd as parapherna without evaluation a golden ear-ring of 4 quarters and a golden lunette of 2 quarters and a gold ring of 1 1/2 quarters and a silver ring of a weight of 2 drachmai of uncoined metal and a pair of silver armlets of a weight of 19 drachmai of uncoined metal and 2 silver bracelets <or: one silver bracelet> of a weight of 8 drachmai of uncoined metal and 2 bronze bowls of a weight of 7 minai amd 2 bronze water jars and women's utensils of tin of a weight of 5 minai and a wooden chest(?) and 2 women's robes,one dyed and the other one white, and 4 cloaks of various colors.
And in gift without evaluation from the coming year the land in her possession with a further claim on it <or: with her retaining her rights on it>, one aroura from two arourai, or however many there may be, held common and undivided in one parcel with her brother Chairemon at Tali in the so-called allotment of Leontiskos.
With contract, (I,) Petsiris, son of Phamounis, his <read: my> mother being Taopis, about 55 years old, with a scar on the right shin, and my wife Thaesis, daughter of Psosneus, her mother being Esermipis, about 50 years old, with a scar on the forehead on the right side below the hair, make with Thenamounis, daughter of Marres, her mother being Thenamounis, about 28 years old, with a scar on the right knee, who is the wife of their <read: our> son Dionysios.
Signatory: Apollonios, about 40 years old, with a scar on the wrist of the right hand, and for the other party, Onnophris, son of Pakebkis, about 32 years old, with a scar on the right knee.
The rest in conformity.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
JEA 12 Boak AER 1926 100-109 SB III 7260, col. IIb Boak AER, JEA 12, 100-109, 1926 -- SB III 7260, col. IIb -- BL II, 132 (l. 10-11) BL II, 132 (l. 10-11)
PMich II Boak AER 1933 121, Recto, col. II, ii Pl. II Boak AER, PMich II, 121, Recto, col. II, ii, 1933, Pl. II -- BL VI, 80 (l. 1 and 9); BL VII, 107 (l. 8) BL VI, 80 (l. 1 and 9); BL VII, 107 (l. 8)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
A.E.R. Boak, Aegyptus 8 (1927) p. 168; G. Haege, Ehegueterrechtliche Verhaeltnisse (Koeln, 1968) p. 251, n. 9; T. Reekmans, Le monde grec. Hommages à Claire Préaux (Bruxelles, 1975) p. 753, n. 4.

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Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
42
Year End
42

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File Size
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Record
2720
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