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p.col.10.263 26. Aug. 178Memphites
Sale [August 26, 178 AD] via APIS-papyrus
Sale of a female donkey by Asklas to Epimachos of Philadelphia. A contract of sale in which Asklas son of Asklas of Memphis sells a female donkey to Epimachos son of Ploution of Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome for 172 silver drachmas. It is dated 26 August 178 AD, under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, and was signed for the illiterate seller by Apollonios son of Ptollas. machine translation
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TM 22264.
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- Sale [August 26, 178 AD] APIS-papyrus Memphites178 CE
- Sales of Donkeys HGV-meta Memphites26. Aug. 178
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ὁμολογεῖ Ἀσκλᾶς Ἀσκλᾶτος ἀπὸ
Μέμφεως Ἐπιμάχῳ Πλουτίωνος
ἀπὸ κώμης Φιλαδελφίας τοῦ
Ἀρσινοείτου πεπρακέναι αὐτὸν
Ἀσκλᾶν τῷ Ἐπιμάχῳ ὄνον
θήλειανὀστρακινόχρωμον ἔχουσαν ὀμφάλιον ἐπὶ τῇ κοιλία μέσῃ
καὶ αὐτόθεν ἀπεσχηκέναι
τὸν Ἀσκλᾶν παρὰ τοῦ Ἐπιμάχου
συνεσταμένην τιμὴν ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα δύο , καὶ βεβαιώσιν
αὐτὸν Ἀσκλᾶν τήνδε τὴν
πρᾶσιν ἀπὸ παντὸς τοῦ ἐπελευσομένου.
ἔτους ιη Αὐτοκρατόρων Καισάρων
Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου
καὶ Κομμόδου Ἀρμενιακῶν
Μηδικῶν Παρθικῶν Γερμανικῶν
Σαρματικῶν μεγίστων,
ἐπαγομένων γ. Ἀσκλᾶς
ὡς ἐτῶν ξε οὐλὴ χειρὸς
ἀριστερᾶς.
Ἀσκλᾶς Ἀσκλᾶτος ὁμολογῶ πεπρακέναι τὴν ὄνον καὶ ἀπέχω τὴν τιμὴν
ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα δύο , καὶ βεβεώσω σοι πάσῃ
βεβαιώσει.
Ἀπολλώνιος Πτολλᾶτος ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ
αὐτοῦ ἀγραμμάτου.Translations (1)
Asklas son of Asklas, from Memphis, acknowledges to Epimachos son of Ploution, from the village of Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, that he, Asklas, has sold to Epimachos a female donkey, earthenware-coloured (?), having a navel-mark in the middle of the belly, and that Asklas has received on the spot from Epimachos the agreed price of 172 silver drachmas, and that Asklas himself will guarantee this sale against every claimant.
Year 18 of the Emperors Caesars Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Commodus, Armeniaci Medici Parthici Germanici Sarmatici Maximi, intercalary day 3. Asklas, about 65 years old, with a scar on the left hand.
I, Asklas son of Asklas, acknowledge that I have sold the donkey and I have received the price of 172 silver drachmas, and I will guarantee it to you with every guarantee.
I, Apollonios son of Ptollas, wrote on his behalf, since he is illiterate.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 22264 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.col;10;263 tier-1
- HGV-Text 22264 tier-1
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