P.Mich.inv. 957 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 957

Processing Number

3187

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Material

Pap

Size

6.5 x 27 cm

Items

1

Lines

48

Mounted

Yes

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

Lower right corner missing

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

November 4, 244 A.D.

Origin

Unknown place, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

Unknown place, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

June 1922; Acquired from Nahman through the British Museum

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Aurelius Chairemon, son of Horigenes

Type of Text/Title of Work

Lease of Land

Content

Lease by Aurelius Phamais to Aurelius Chairemon of 2 1/2 arourai near the village of Tebetny for the cultivation of vegetables

Subject Headings

Agriculture

Animal

Literacy--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)

Land Ownership

Lease

Persons

Aurelius Chairemon son of Horigenes and Thaesis;

Aurelius Phamais son of Nemesion and Tapontos;

Demosthenes (see Geographica);

Philippus, Emperor, and Philippus (Iunior), Caesar;

Aurelius Amoi. . .

Geographica

Tebtynis; Demosthenous kleros; Tebetny

Translation

Aurelius Chairemon, son of Horigenes and Thaesis from . . ., to Aurelius Phamais, son of Nemesion and Tapontos from the village of Tebtynis. I have leased from you, of the parcel of . . . land named after Demosthenes located in the village of Tebetny, 2 1/2 arourai to be sown with vegetable seed, for the sowing of the present 2nd year, for one-half the resulting crop, (to be delivered) on the threshing floors. A half share of the whole shall belong to me the lessee as a return for the seed which I put into the ground and all my expenses from seedtime to harvest and winnowing; and the remaining half shall belong to you Phamais as a return for the public dues on the land and for your rent. After the winnowing we shall take the produce in equal shares, and in the sowing you will supply me with three yoke of oxen without charge. The public dues are to be paid by you, Phamais, and when asked the formal question I so declared. The lease is valid. Year 2 of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Iulius Philippus Pius Felix and Marcus Iulius Philippus the most noble Caesar, Augusti, Hathyr 8.

I, Aurelius Chairemon, have leased as stated. I, Aurelius Amoi . . ., have written on his behalf, as he states that he is illiterate.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3187

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich XI	Shelton JC	1971	609	Shelton JC, PMich XI, 609, 1971

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

244

Year End

244

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

1659 x 4500

File Size

993 KB

Record

3187

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-3187/957r.tif content_copy

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Manifest

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