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p.cair.zen.2.59289 17. Mai - 9. Juni 250 v.Chr.Alexandria (?)
Royal oath via HGV-meta
Royal oath of a ship captain of Apollonios not to carry dutiable goods. A royal oath, written out twice, sworn by Metchopsis son of Pherenouthis of Bubastis, captain of a Kasiotic-type ship belonging to Apollonios the finance minister. He swears not to load or allow others to load dutiable goods on the ship and not to bypass the customs guard-posts. It dates to spring 250 BC, probably at Alexandria. machine translation
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TM 933.
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- Royal oath HGV-meta Alexandria (?)17. Mai - 9. Juni 250 v.Chr.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου Σωτῆρος ἔτους λε,
ἐφʼ ἱερέως Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Ἀνδρομάχου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν,
κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Βιλιστίχης τῆς Φίλωνος, μηνὸς Δύστρου.
ὀμνύει βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον τὸν ἐκ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης
Σωτήρων καὶ Ἀρσινόην Φιλάδελφον θεοὺς Ἀδελφοὺς καὶ θεοὺς Σωτῆρας
τοῦς τούτων γονεῖς Μετχῶψις Φερενούθιος Βουβαστίτης
κυβερνήτης Κασιωτικοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ διοικητοῦ μηθὲν ἐμβαλεῖσθαι εἰς τὸ Κασιωτικὸν τελωνίσιμον παρευρέσει
μηδεμίαι μήτε ἄλλωι μηθενὶ ἐπιτρέψειν ἐμβαλέσθαι μητὲ
παράξειν τὰς φυλακάς. εὐορκοῦντι μέν μοι εὖ εἴη, ἐφιορκοῦντι
δὲ τὰ ἐναντία.
βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου Σωτῆρος ἔτους λε,
ἐφʼ ἱερέως Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Ἀνδρομάχου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν
Ἀδελφῶν, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Βιλιστίχης τῆς Φίλωνος, μηνὸς Δύστρου. ὀμνύει
βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον τὸν ἐκ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης Σωτήρων καὶ Ἀρσινόην Φιλάδελφον θεοὺς Ἀδελφοὺς καὶ θεοὺς Σωτῆρας
τοὺς τούτων γονεῖς Μετχῶψις Φερενούθιος Βουβαστίτης
κυβερνήτης Κασιωτικοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ διοκητοῦ μηθὲν
ἐμβαλεῖσθαι εἰς τὸ Κασιωτικὸν τελωνίσιμον παρευρέσει μηδεμίαι μήτε ἄλλωι μηθενὶ ἐπιτρέψειν ἐμβαλέσθαι μήτε παράξειν τὰς
φυλακάς. εὐορκοῦντι μέν μοι εὖ εἴη, ἐφιορκοῦντι δὲ τὰ
ἐναντία.
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Μετχώψιος.Translations (1)
[recto]
In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 35, when Ptolemy son of Andromachos was priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, and Bilistiche daughter of Philon was canephore of Arsinoe Philadelphos, in the month Dystros.
Metchopsis son of Pherenouthis, from Bubastis, captain of the Kasiotic ship of Apollonios the dioiketes, swears by King Ptolemy, son of King Ptolemy and Berenike the Saviour Gods, and by Arsinoe Philadelphos, the Sibling Gods, and by the Saviour Gods their parents, that he will load nothing into the Kasiotic ship that is subject to customs duty under any pretext, nor allow anyone else to load anything, nor evade the guard-posts. If I keep my oath may it be well with me, if I break it, the opposite.
In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 35, when Ptolemy son of Andromachos was priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, and Bilistiche daughter of Philon was canephore of Arsinoe Philadelphos, in the month Dystros. Metchopsis son of Pherenouthis, from Bubastis, captain of the Kasiotic ship of Apollonios the dioiketes, swears by King Ptolemy, son of King Ptolemy and Berenike the Saviour Gods, and by Arsinoe Philadelphos, the Sibling Gods, and by the Saviour Gods their parents, that he will load nothing into the Kasiotic ship that is subject to customs duty under any pretext, nor allow anyone else to load anything, nor evade the guard-posts. If I keep my oath may it be well with me, if I break it, the opposite.
[verso]
Of Metchopsis.
Connections
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Alexandria
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 933 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;2;59289 tier-1
- HGV-Text 933 tier-1
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