P.Mich.inv. 966 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 966
- Processing Number
- 3199
- Section/Side
- Recto, col. IX
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso (and Recto, col. I): grapheion accounts
- Connections
- Archive of Kronion son of Apion, nomographos of the grapheion of Tebtynis; see also note
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- original size: 310 x 28 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Recto, col. IX - 46
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- Long roll broken at the right end, which was cut in seven pieces when housed into glass. - At the folds of the roll deep indentations have been worn from both edges toward the center of the sheet (the damage is most important in the right part of the roll). - The sheet bearing col. I of the recto and col. XI-XII of the Verso was attached to the rest after these columns had been written. - A fragment from the bottom of col. IX seems to have been lost since the publication of the text.
- Palaeographic Description
- medium-sized business hand (same as in P.Mich. II, 122)
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- (After) August 23, 46 A.D. (Recto, col. II-XXII)
- Origin
- Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Acquisition
- June 1922; acquired from Nahman through the British Museum
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Kronion son of Apion
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Register of Documents Prepared at the Grapheion
- Content
- Recto, col. II-XXII presents a financial register (anagraphe) of all the documents drawn up day by day in the record-office (grapheion) of Tebtynis during the 6th year of the Emperor Claudius; the writing fee (grammatikon) charged for the preparation of each document is indicated, and periodic summaries of the income and disbursements of the record office are given (See also the accounts of expenditures made by the grapheion official contained in Recto, col. I, and Verso, col. I-XII). - Recto, col. IX records the documents drawn up between Dec. 26, 45 A.D.-Jan. 2, 46 A.D., as well as an account of income and expenditure for Nov. 27-Dec. 25, 45 A.D.
- Subject Headings
- Archives--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)|vCatalogs.
- Distribution of decedents' estates--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinc
- Dowry--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Receipts (Acknowledgments)--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Debt--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Loans--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Expense accounts--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Contracts--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Leases--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Repairing trades--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Mortgages--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Seeds--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Goldsmithing--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Wheat--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Livestock--Buying--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Guilds--Egypt--Tebtunis (Extinct city)
- Persons
- Dionysios;
- Taorseus;
- Petesouchos;
- Kronion son of Soterichos (see also P.Mich. II, 123, Verso, col. XI, 9);
- Orsenouphis son of Belphis (see also P.Mich. II, p. 224; V, p. 389);
- Eutychos son of Philous (see also P.Mich. II, p. 216);
- Soterichos son of Herodes (see also P.Mich. II, p. 230);
- Kronion (son of Apion, grapheion official);
- Eutychas (grapheion official);
- (another?) Orsenouphis;
- (another?) Kronion;
- Horion;
- Papontos, epetes;
- Apollonios;
- Harmiysis;
- Peritas;
- Tamarres (& unnamed husband);
- Tanesneus;
- Ammonios;
- Zenon (& unnamed wife);
- (unnamed) demosioi georgoi;
- (unnamed) chrysochooi;
- Thenkebkis;
- Papnebtynis son of Petamon;
- Didymos;
- Haryotes;
- Apynchis;
- Maron;
- Souchion;
- Harmiys (Harmiysis);
- Miysis (& unnamed wife);
- Orseus;
- Pausiris;
- Herakles;
- Herakles son of Aphrodisios;
- Kron[- - -];
- Eirene;
- Taor[- - -]
- Translation
- [Agreement] of division [of property, (made) by - - -] to Dionysios and Taorseus. [(Fee:) - - -]
- [Acknowledgment (of receipt)] of a dowry of 160 silver drachmai, [(made) by - - -] to Taorseus. (Fee:) 1 drachme . . .
- [Agreement] concerning (- - -) of a president, [(made) by - - -] to Petesouchos. (Fee:) 4 drachmai.
- [- - -] through Kronion, son of Soterichos: 6 drachmai, of which he owes [- - -]
- Equal for Choiak 192 silver drachmai 23 obols.
- And loan from Orsenouphis, son of Belphis: 4 <read 40> drachmai;
- and (loan) from Eutychos, son of Philous: 20 drachmai;
- and (loan) from Soterichos, son of Herodes: 20 drachmai;
- Equals a loan of 80 silver drachmai.
- Equal 272 silver drachmai 23 obols as total (income) of the month.
- Of these, expenses: 36 drachmai 24 obols;
- and (monthly) transfer (diagraphe): 192 drachmai;
- Equal 228 silver drachmai 24 obols (as expenses)
- Credit balance: 44 drachmai.
- Of these, (held) by (me,) Kronion: 28 drachmai;
- and 2 drachmai which I have received from Eutychas;
- Equal 30 silver drachmai.
- And (held) by Eutychas: 16 silver drachmai;
- And similarly (held) by Eutychas for an old account: 16 drachmai;
- Equal 32 silver drachmai.
- Of these I have received from him: 2 silver drachmai;
- And (held) by the same Eutychas: 30 silver drachmai, equal (to what I have).
- (The account is) equally balanced.
- On the 30th. Acknowledgement of a deposit of 502 silver drachmai, (made) by Petesouchos and another to Orsenouphis. (Fee:) 4 obols.
- On Tybi 2. Agreement of confirmation, (made) by Orsenouphis to Kronion. (Fee:) 21 obols.
- Similarly through Kronion and another for Horion. (Fee:) 14 obols.
- Petition, (made) by Papontos, a repairer. (Fee:) 2 obols.
- Loan of 28 drachmai, (made) by Apollonios to Harmiysis and others. (Fee:) 6 obols.
- Lease of 1 aroura of fodder, (made) by Peritas to Orsenouphis. (Fee:) 3 obols.
- Agreement of mortgage on a half-share of a house, (made) by Tamarres and her husband to Tanesneus. (Fee:) . . .
- Loan of 316 silver drachmai, (made) by Ammonios to Zenon and his wife. (Fee:) 7 drachmai.
- Written declaration of the seeds of the public farmers of the village. (Fee:) 8 drachmai.
- Undertaking, (made) by the goldsmiths. (Fee:) 4 drachmai.
- On the 4th. Agreement of mortgage on a half-share of a house for 124 silver drachmai, (made) by Thenkebkis by Papnebtynis, son of Petamon. (Fee:) 9 drachmai.
- On the 5th. Agreement of sale of 3 bikoi, (made) by Didymos to Haryotes. (Fee:) 4 drachmai.
- Lease of 2 1/4 arourai of green fodder, (made) by Apynchis to Maron. (Fee:) . . obols.
- On the 7th. Acknowledgment of receipt of 21 artabai of wheat, (made) by Souchion to Harmiys. (Fee:) 6 obols.
- Acknowledgment of deposit of 80 drachmai, (made) by Miysis and his wife to Orseus. (Fee:) 24 obols.
- Agreement of sale of 45 sheeps, 4 lambs and 1 goat, (made) by Pausiris to Herakles. (Fee:) 4 drachmai.
- (Received) through Herakles, son of Aphrodisios: 24 silver drachmai.
- Guild ordinance, (made) by Kron[- - -]
- [- - -], (made) by(?) Eirene to Taor[- - -]
- (Traces of several lines)
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3194
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich II Boak AER 1933 123, Recto, col. IX Boak AER, PMich II, 123, Recto, col. IX, 1933 -- BL VII, 108 (l. 5; 9; 10; 13; 16; 20; 21; 22; 24); BL X, 123 (l. 3). - L. 6: 4 drachmai is probably a mistake for 40 drachmai, see l. 9 and Verso, col. II, 6. (PH) BL VII, 108 (l. 5; 9; 10; 13; 16; 20; 21; 22; 24); BL X, 123 (l. 3). - L. 6: 4 drachmai is probably a mistake for 40 drachmai, see l. 9 and Verso, col. II, 6. (PH)
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- H.C. Youtie, ZPE 20 (1976) p. 283-284; B. Kramer, ZPE 97 (1993) p. 133, n. 18.
Availability/System Requirements
- Institution
- sc
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 46
- Year End
- 46
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3885 x 3306
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 3199
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