P.Mich.inv. 643 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 643

Processing Number

2834

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Connections

Archive of Kronion son of Apion, nomographos of the grapheion of Tebtynis

Material

Pap

Size

10 x 23.1 cm

Items

1

Lines

24(?)

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

broken off at the bottom; darkened papyrus, with the ink rubbed off at places

Palaeographic Description

1st hand: fast neat hand; 3rdhand quite slow and awkward (Jenkins)

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

April 25, 26 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

Herakles, son of Ares

Type of Text/Title of Work

Application to Acquire a Crop of Acanthus

Content

Application by Herakles, son of Ares, to acquire a crop of acanthus from Orsenouphis, son of Harmiysis, collector of revenues for an estate belonging to members of the imperial family

Subject Headings

Entrepreneurship--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Subleases--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Acanthus--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Letting of contracts--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Persons

Orsenouphis son of Harmiysis, eklemptor (of the ousia) of Iulia Augusta and the children of Germanicus (see also P.Mich. V, 243?);

Iulia Augusta (see Geographica);

(unnamed) children of Germanicus (see Geographica)

Herakles son of Ares (skyteus? see B. Kramer, Archiv 40, 1994, p. 212);

Tiberius, Emperor

Geographica

(ousia = estate) of Iulia Augusta and of the children of Germanicus

Translation

Concession of a crop of [acanthus].

[To Orsenouphis, son of Harmiysis], entrepreneur [(of the estate) of Iulia Augusta and] the children of Germanicus Caesar. From Herakles, son of Ares. I (wish to) sublet, if you agree, the crop of acanthus which you hold in lease for the present twelfth year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus. I promise to pay you rent of sixteen drachmai of silver in the month of Mesore of the same year. If you agree to sublet (the crop) to me upon the aforementioned terms, not to sublet it to anyone else, not to cultivate it yourself, and without any increase in rent.

(2nd hand) I, Herakles, son of [Areos], have submitted [the application - - -]. Year 12 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Pharmouthi 30.

(3rd hand) I, Orsenouphis, son of Harmiysis, have conceded [- - -]

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2834

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
BASP 29	Jenkins FW	1992	33-36	Pl. 3	SB XX 14314	Jenkins FW, BASP 29, 33-36, 1992, Pl. 3 -- SB XX 14314 -- L. 23: read [Ors]enouphi(s) Harmiysios, instead of Orsenouphi(s) Harious hos. (PH)	L. 23: read [Ors]enouphi(s) Harmiysios, instead of Orsenouphi(s) Harious hos. (PH)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

B. Kramer, Archiv 40 (1994) p. 211-212

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

s

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

26

Year End

26

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

2474 x 4608

File Size

1 MB

Record

2834

Link to this Item

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