P.Wisc. inv. 21 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Wisc. inv. 21

Processing Number

5390

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Material

Pap

Size

26.2 x 17.1 cm

Items

1

Lines

21 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

A light-brown papyrus, neatly cut off at the right-hand side and partially at the left-hand side. At the top there is a margin left of approx. 1.5 cm., at the left-hand side one of 2.5 cm. The margin that might have been left at the bottom can no longer be determined owing to mutilations. Apart from the fact that a piece is missing from the center, the papyrus has only suffered slight damage at the folds (5 horizontal ones).

Palaeographic Description

At the right-hand side the lines run up to the very edge. At the right the lines slope slightly upwards. The text runs against the fibers and consists of large, clearly legible letters. The first hand is well-trained, the second hand to a lesser degree.

Status

Published

Library

Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin

Contents

Date

June 16, 131 A.D.

Origin

Syene

Provenance

Unknown

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Unknown

Type of Text/Title of Work

Agreement about a Soldier’s Estate

Content

The papyrus deals with the division of the estate of the deceased trooper Valens between his wife and two fellow-soldiers, who had lent him money. Valens’ possessions, which are still in the army camp, have first to be collected. After they have been sold, the proceeds will be divided into four equal parts, after deduction of three legacies and debts still outstanding with other money-lenders. If, after all the deductions have been made, the possessions of the deceased should yield more than 1260 drachmas, Aemilius, having the most claims, will receive 60 drachmas plus an extra sum on top of his two parts. What is left after the 1260 drachmas + 60 drachmas + drachmas have been deducted. Will be divided pro rato between the three (four, when taking into account that Aemilius gets two parts) parties.

Subject Headings

Trooper

Wife

Two fellow-soldiers

Lent

Money

Possessions

Army camp

Legacy

Deductions

Deceased.

Persons

Asklepias, daughter of Dadas;

Pindaros, son of Harsynios;

Valens;

Aemilius;

Julius Apollinarius;

Gallika;

Cassianus Gemellus;

Pamonios;

Asklepias;

Kassianos.

Geographica

Syene;

Thebais;

turma Kartiliane.

Translation

The year 15 of Imperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus, 21 Pachon in the camp of Syene of Thebais. Asklepias, daughter of Dadas, having as guardian Pindaros, son of Harsynios, heiress to her own husband Valens, deceased trooper of the cohort II of the Thracians from the turma Kartiliane and Aemilius, also trooper of the same cohort, because he is absent acting through his representative Julius Apollinarius, trooper armorum custos of the ala Gallika and Cassianus Gemellus curator of the turma Kartiliane, money-lenders to the same Valens, have come to the agreement, agreeing among themselves, that from all the possessions of Valens, which he had in the military camp, sought together and gathered and sold and being deducted with (the amount) for his batman and the legacy for Pamonios, his representative, and what (debts) he had previously and apart from the legacy of a hundred and forty-four drachmas, which Asklepias will take, from the remaining rest Asklepias takes one part as inheritance and for the care of his body and Aemilius, for that which is due to him, two parts and Kassianos, also for that which is due to him, the remaining fourth part. If one of the moneylenders should incur extra expenses or if Pamonios, the representative, should have to break into his legacy in one way or another, they will give that back too, pro rato to what they have received. if the goods to be divided should exceed one thousand and sixty drachmas, that which is written I the above agreement will remain valid, but sixty (drachmas) and an extra portion will fall to Aemilius. If there should be even more than sixty (drachmas) it will be divided in four parts, as they have received, over the three. The deleted loan-contracts will be given to Asklepias. It is written three times and each has taken a (copy). I, Asklepias, daughter of Dedas, agree with that which is written above and I have taken one part of the inheritance and I shall see to the care of Valens’ body [ . . . . . . .

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/wisconsin.apis.5390

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PWisc I	Sijpesteijn P.J.	1967	14	Plate VI	Sijpesteijn P.J., PWisc I, 14, 1967, Plate VI

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

Hagedorn Dieter, Bemerkungen zu einigen Wisconsin Papyri. ZPE 1 (1967) pp. 143-160; Lewis Naphtali, Noemata legontos. 7-18. BASP 4 (1967) pp. 27-36; Gilliam James Frank, P. Wisconsin 14; BASP 5 (1968) pp. 93-98; Gilliam James Frank, P. Wisconsin 14; James Frank Gilliam, Roman Army Papers = Mavors Roman Army Researches. 2 (Amsterdam, 1986) pp. 329-334.

Cataloging

Cataloger

MA

Year Begin

131

Year End

131

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

7336 x 4667

File Size

4 MB

Record

5390

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-5390/w21r.tif content_copy

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