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p.cair.zen.1.59133 30. Apr. 256 v.Chr.Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

Royal oath via HGV-meta

Oath of brickmakers to Zenon to remain at Philadelphia until their work is done. A sworn undertaking by five Egyptian brickmakers, four from Memphis and one from Troia, made to Zenon, agent of the finance minister Apollonios. They swear by the royal gods to stay at Philadelphia in the Fayum and complete the bricks they contracted for, on penalty of repaying what they received; dated 30 April 256 BC. machine translation

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  • Royal oath HGV-meta Philadelphia (Arsinoites)30. Apr. 256 v.Chr.
  • Royal Oath APIS-papyrus Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philade30th April, 256 B.C.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου Σωτῆρος ἔτους κθ, ἐφʼ ἱερέως Ἀντιόχου τοῦ Κέββα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Δημονίκης τῆς Φίλωνος, μηνὸς Δύστρου ζ Αἰγυπτίων δὲ Φαμενὼθ ἑβδόμηι. ὀμνύουσιν Σεῶς […] Ἀμενεμῆσος Ἁράχθιος, Σαμῶυς Ὥρου, Π[…] οἱ δ Μεμφῖται πλινθουλκοὶ καὶ Φαρ…[…] Τρωίτης πλινθουλκὸς, βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον καὶ Ἀρσινόην Φιλάδελφον θεοὺς Ἀδελφοὺς καὶ θεοὺς Σωτῆρας τοὺς τούτων γονεῖς Ζήνωνι Ἀγρεοφῶντος Καυνίωι τῶι παρʼ Ἀπολλωνίου· παραμενοῦμεν ἐν Φιλαδελφείαι τῆι ἐν τῶι Ἀρσινοίτηι νομῶι ἐμφανεῖς ὄντες καὶ ἀπεργώμεθα πλίνθον ὅσην ἂν ἐγλάβωμεν ……[…]ἀποστησόμεθα καταλιπόντες τὰ ἔργα οὐδὲ αλ[…] ἐπὶ τὰς ἰδίας χρείας οὐδαμοῦ ἀναχωρήσομεν[…] ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ποιῶμεν κατὰ τὰ γεγραμμένα, ἀποτείσομεν ὃ ἂν λαβόντες παρὰ Ζήνωνος απε[…] […]ε…γλ[…]χικο[…] […]κ[…]να[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] [… ? lines lost …] […]ωσος Ἀμενεμῆσος.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, when Antiochos son of Kebbas was priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, and Demonike daughter of Philon was basket-bearer of Arsinoe Philadelphos, on the 7th of the month Dystros, and of the Egyptians on the seventh of Phamenoth. There swear Seos son of […], Amenemes son of Harachthes, Samous son of Horos, P[…], the 4 Memphite brickmakers, and Phar[…], Troite brickmaker, by King Ptolemy and Arsinoe Philadelphos, the Sibling Gods, and the Savior Gods their parents, to Zenon son of Agreophon, of Kaunos, the agent of Apollonios: we will remain in Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, making ourselves available, and we will produce as many bricks as we contract for […] we will not depart leaving the work, nor […] for our own needs will we go away anywhere […]. If we do not act according to what is written, we will pay back whatever we have received from Zenon […] […] […] […] [verso] […] […]osos Amenemes.

Connections

Found at Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

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