P.Mich.inv. 6960 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 6960
- Processing Number
- 3049
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso is blank
- Connections
- P.Mich. XVIII, 771-772; 774
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 8.8 x 17.7 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 27
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- Broken off at the top; damaged along three vertical and two horizontal folds
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- ca. 194 B.C.
- Origin
- Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Provenance
- Unknown necropolis (cemeteries at Abusir al-Malaq or al-Lahun?)
- Acquisition
- Mummy cartonnage bought in 1982
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- [Menches]
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Complaint
- Content
- Complaint (hypomnema), probably addressed by the goldsmith Menches to the epimeletes Protarchos (or his agent Asklepiades) (see P.Mich. XVIII, 774), because, after being whipped and searched by Ptolemaios and Menelaos, he has been deprived by them of a lump of silver and a necklace
- Subject Headings
- Tax collection--Corrupt practices--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Goldsmiths--Violence against--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Silver--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Necklaces--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Police corruption--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Justice, Administration of--Egypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- False imprisonment zEgypt--Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)
- Persons
- [Menches] (see also P.Mich. XVIII, 771-772; 774);
- Ptolemaios (see also P.Mich. XVIII, 771-772; 774; see also P.Mich. XVIII, p. 93 and 119);
- Menelaos, ho kata polin (see also P.Mich. XVIII, 774)
- Geographica
- Krokodilon polis (Arsinoiton polis)
- Translation
- [- - -] . . . though I [paid] 1300 drachmai every month and regularly until Pachon for which I have the receipts. But on the 5th of Pauni, Ptolemaios found me in the silversmithy in Krokodilopolis, took me to the bank, and handed me over to Menelaos, the police officer in the city. Although I stated that I owed nothing, he (Ptolemaios) made him (Menelaos) whip me, and, after my person had been searched, they found that I had a lump of silver and a necklace, which Menelaos took away from me, altogether 108 drachmai in value; he led me off to prison until next morning and deprived me of the aforementioned articles. Therefore I ask that you summon Menelaos and Ptolemaios in order that I might obtain justice for myself through you and recover the objects of my complaint. Farewell.
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- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3049
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich XVIII Keith AM 1996 773 Pl. X Keith AM, PMich XVIII, 773, 1996, Pl. X
Availability/System Requirements
- Institution
- s
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- -194
- Year End
- -194
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2303 x 3037
- File Size
- 931 KB
- Record
- 3049
- Link to this Item
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