ï~~Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 49 (2012) 297-300
Freight Charges in SB 18.13948
K.A. Worp Leiden University
Abstract
Corrections to the readings in SB 18.13948, an undertaking to transport a certain amount of wheat to Alexandria.
In SB 18.13948 (= P.Mich. inv. 3781; Memphite nome, 407 CE), an undertaking to transport a certain amount of wheat to Alexandria addressed by a
naukieros to a stationarius, the naukieros writes that he has received:
(5) --- cHTOD VCOU KQXXVYTOU Kc([ KtOctpwT[CtjTOP CK[TOq T]] C T[aq
(1. CdT[Wq) KatOC[6] Tfl -
(6) [KOTOq [lcTpq)ca.? khgpc4p6ou Yo U mbv CKaKOUp~1]TOV (1. c'LKCLKO~pYlTTOU) CapTCLPCtq' XXL~C~q Â~ Kocylac;6Â~CLcOKTW,
(7) [(yiv.) AX] 1r1 1 6va, KcU lY TOUTWV Â~[GKoGTI]V (1. Â~[KoTI]lV) CtpTc43w~
{apTc43ct} Â~C~br36oKoVTcL (1. o60o' KOVTa) ilaV.
The ship's cargo itself amounts to 1,618 art. + (for c[KoGTI = 5% surcharge)
81 art. = 1,699 art. of wheat. Furthermore, the naukieros declares that:
(11)-------------------------------------- cxV
(12)6& Â~YW 6 V [aU] K Xf] pq YigLL[TL Â~] KaTOT TW V ctpTctj3cOV sCKa
KQ<[> <TO VcwAOV> CL tpactqct KQ KQ[ TO
(13) KoV[[1]QoAV (1. KO1T)[OUAOV) Kal TO [uaKK]OYppKOv [Â~K rTCArpoukq
Kaif ET~CpwTlOic(1. FC~pWTI]0ck ) 6WoX~~ua]
It is striking that in the latter clause an important element, <TO6,vabtxov>
(1. 12), results from an editorial restoration. For this supplement the editor
adduced the document's subscription, read as:
(23) E[oj Xov &bÂ~ Y [6 VctlKXfl p~q TCp[T] t)TWV [TC'] KCLTgTQ K]
gpT[CtjPCOV 6CKQ KQ[ TO]
(24) [vccv]qv CpTaP3[ct &KctKai To [KOP] 1OAOV (1. KOP[IOPXOV) Ka[ To
6aKKOpOp[K[OV Â~K rTXApOuq.
'This word was omitted in the SB text and, consequently, in the DDBDP version.
