P.Mich.inv. 622 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 622

Processing Number

2729

Section/Side

Recto, col. III, abstract 10

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. III, abstract 10: 2

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. III, abstract 10 records a lease of two plots of land, registered on May 20, 42 A.D. (see also Verso, col. III, 4)

Subject Headings

Claudius, |c Emperor of Rome, |d 10 B.C.-54 A.D.

Farm tenancy--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Land tenure--Egypt--Kerkesoucha Orous (Extinct city)

Leases--Egypt.

Notaries--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Kerkesoucha Orous (Extinct city)

Clover--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Pastures--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Forage plants--Egypt--Kerkesoucha Orous (Extinct city)

Seeds--Egypt.

Persons

Nikomedes son of Phanias alias Phanesis (see also Recto, col. III, abstract 13);

Apollonios son of Herakles;

Claudius, Emperor;

Ptolemaios son of Chairemon (see also Recto, col. III, abstracts 11; 13);

Geographica

Tebtynis; Kerkesoucha Orous

Translation

Nikomedes, son of Phanias who is also called Phanesis, about 27 years old, with a scar in the middle of his forehead, has leased to Apollonios, son of Herakles, about 32 years old, with a scar above the right shin, the 3 arourai of the estate of the Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus which he farms near Tebtynis, for sowing in clover as pasture for sheep; and the catoecic allotment of 2 arourai which he holds near Kerkesoucha Orous for sowing, cutting, and drying grass, for the coming 3rd year (of the Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus). Apollonios is to supply himself with seed and perform all the operations, and he (Nikomedes) has received the rental and guarantees the agreement.

Signatory: Ptolemaios, son of Chairemon, about 72 years old, with a scar above the left elbow.

The rest in conformity.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2745

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich II	Boak AER	1933	121, Recto, col. III, x	Boak AER, PMich II, 121, Recto, col. III, x, 1933

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

42

Year End

42

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

3820 x 3480

File Size

2 MB

Record

2729

Link to this Item

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