P.Wisc. inv. 24 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Wisc. inv. 24
Processing Number
5409
Section/Side
Recto
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso is blank
Material
Pap
Size
24.4 x 32.5 cm
Items
1
Lines
26 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
A light-brown papyrus, regularly cut off at the right-hand side and partially at the top and bottom. The papyrus is badly worm-eaten (especially on the left) and the text is very faded. There is a kollesis at 1 cm. from the right-hand edge. A small strip of papyrus has been stuck on the verso side at 8 cm. from the right-hand side. At the top there is a margin of 3 cm., at the bottom one of 6.5 cm. and at the left one of 2 cm. Ten vertical folds are still visible. The papyrus is of a very fine quality.
Palaeographic Description
The text runs parallel with the fibers. At the right the lines run up to the very edge or else the last letters have been enlarged or strokes added to them in order to make the lines reach the edge. The lines slope down towards the right. The hand, which is highly skilled, writes large letters in deep black ink. New sentences are occasionally indicated as such by leaving a small space. Lines 1 and 9 are shorter than the rest because of the address.
Status
Published
Library
Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin

Contents

Date
September 7, 147 A.D.
Origin
Arsinoites (?)
Provenance
Unknown
Language
Greek
Genre
Documentary
Author
Ptolemaios son of Diodoros alias Dioskoros
Type of Text/Title of Work
Petition to Prefect
Content
Sarapammon, a former village scribe, from the Herakleopolites, not only man-handled the strategus of the division of Themistes and Polemon in such a way that he was in danger of his life, but also acted in such a presumptuous manner towards other people, one of them being Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, that Ptolemaios thought fit to summon him to appear before the praefect’s court, probably at Memphis (possibly Arsinoe). He has submitted a motivated request to the praefect, in order that the latter instructs the strategus of the division of Herakleides to obtain a satisfactory guarantee (probably in the form of declaration on oath to appear before the praefect’s court, that he will appear before this magistrate’s court). The praefect approved this request on 10th Thoth of the 11th year of the reign of Antoninus. Ptolemaios’ request being submitted round Thoth fits in with the time when the praefect held court at Memphis, viz. By means of the present text Ptolemaios again requests the praefect to instruct the strategus of the division of Herakleides to obtain a guarantee once more from Sarapammon of his appearing in court, because, even now he keeps refusing to do so (after pledging on oath before the strategus that he would appear in court?). He adds a copy of his previous petition and the praefect’s note.
Persons
Marcus Petronius Honoratus;
Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros;
Sarapammon;
Mamertinus.
Geographica
Arsinoites;
Herakleopolites.
Translation
To Marcus Petronius Honoratus Praefect of Egypt from Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros, of veterans of the Arsinoites. I have, lord, attached below a copy of the petition and of the note written on it by you. The Sarapammon, mentioned below, says that he will not come even not to your most sacred court, not yet, in order that you learn what has been said by the strategus. If it seems right to your most benevolent fortune, order that it is written to the strategus of the division of Herakleides, whether Sarapammon is in the nome, or in the Herakleopolites, to take sufficient guarantee from him, that he appears before your most sacred tribunal. I have added a copy. To Marcus Petronius Honoratus praefect of Egypt from Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, alias Dioskoros, of those of the Arsinoites. Of all the injustices in life the most infamous is that free persons become the victim of overweening pride and therefore, lord, I resort to you , take measures against the insolent way of acting. A certain Sarapammon in fact from the Herakleopolite nome from the village of [ ] held the strategus of the two divison [ ]in contempt, so that he is in risk of his life. For that reason investigating his character and the time he has lived before this, I have found out that he used to be a village scribe and he has left [ ] I resorted to requesting before the most illustrious Mamertinus [ ] and yet, as such persons have been freed for affairs of state [ ] and [ ] to be strategi, that that is, to rule and to prevent and to crush, and to beat and give a thrashing and to flog the free-born like slaves. That is why I resort to you in order to obtain in your most free [ ] the coming to an end. May it now seem right to you to write the orders to the strategus of the division of Herakleides to take sufficient guarantee until [ ] your presence, in order that I obtain the satisfaction yielding results. Copy of the note. When I take cognizance after the [ ] to the strategus, I have written the 11th year 10th Thoth. Farewell. I, Ptolemaios, son of Diodoros, I submitted it.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PWisc I Sijpesteijn P.J. 1967 33 Plate XII Sijpesteijn P.J., PWisc I, 33, 1967, Plate XII

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; Hagedorn Dieter, Bemerkungen zu Urkunden

Cataloging

Cataloger
MA
Year Begin
147
Year End
147

Technical Details

Image Size
5637 x 5489
File Size
4 MB
Record
5409
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