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p.col.7.169 13. Apr. 318Karanis (Arsinoites)
Petition for Recovery via HGV-meta
Petition of Aurelius Isidoros to the governor for recovery of a loan secured on oxen. Petition of Aurelius Isidoros of Karanis to Valerius Ziper, governor of Aegyptus Herculia, seeking repayment of 32 artabas of wheat and 18 of beans lent to the brothers Kastor and Ammonianos, or the three oxen pledged as security. Since Kastor died and Ammonianos fled, their relatives Tomis and Demetrios seized the estate without paying; the governor refers the case to the local praepositus pagi. Dated 13 April 318. machine translation
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- Petition for Recovery HGV-meta Karanis (Arsinoites)13. Apr. 318
- Petition April 13, 318 AD APIS-papyrus Karanis (Arsinoites)318 CE
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Transcription
Οὐαλερίῳ Ζίπερι τῷ διασημοτάτῳ ἡγεμόνι Ἡρκουλίας Αἰγύπτου
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἰσιδώρου Πτολεμαίου ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ. κατὰ τὸν
Φαμενὼθ μῆνα τῆς Σαβείνου καὶ Ῥουφίνου ὑπατείας, ἡγεμὼν δεσποτα, Κάστωρ καὶ ὁ τούτου
ἀδελφὸς Ἀμμωνιανὸς ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης ἐν χρείᾳ γενόμενοι ηὐχρηστήθησαν παρʼ ἐμοῦ σίτου
ἀρτάβας τριάκοντα δύο καὶ φασήλου ἀρτάβας δεκαοκτὼ καὶ γραμματεῖά μοι τούτων ἔθεντο ἐπὶ ὑποθήκῃ βοϊκῶν τετραπόδων τριῶν, κατὰ δὲ τὴν αὐτὴν ἡμέραν ὁ τούτων πενθερὸς Τῶμις
ὁμολογίας γράμματά μοι ἔθετο διʼ ἧς τὴν ἀναδοχὴν τῶν βοῶν πεποίηται ἐφʼ ᾦτε ἐὰν μὴ εἴσω τοῦ Παῦνι μηνὸς τὴν τῶν ὀσπρέων παράδοσίν μοι ποιήσωνται δηλαδὴ τὴν τῶν βοῶν ἔχειν με δεσποτείαν τοῖς
γραμματείοις ἀκολούθως. ἐπεὶ οὖν ὁ μὲν Κάστωρ ἐξῆλθεν τὸν βίον καὶ Ἀμμωνιανὸς ἐν ἀναχωρήσει
τυγχάνει, ὅ τε προκείμενος Τῶμις καὶ ὁ τούτου ἀδελφὸς Δημήτριος ἀνὴρ τυγχάνων τῆς τῶν ὑποχρέων μου ἀδελφῆς Ἀτολᾶς πάντων τῶν ὑπʼ ἐκείνων καταλιφθέντων — βοϊκῶν δὴ λέγω
ὀκτὼ καὶ οἰκοπέδων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων — ἐνκρατεῖς ἐγένοντο, ἐμοὶ μηδὲν παρασχόμενοι μήτε τὰ
ὄσπρεα μήτε τὰ βοϊκὰ τετράποδα τοσούτου χρόνου διαγενομένου, καταφρονοῦντές μου,
τούτου ἕνεκεν καταλαμβάνω τὴν σὴν ἀνδρείαν δεόμενος καὶ παρακαλῶν ὅπωςεἴ σοι
δόξειε κελεῦσαι διʼ οὗ ἐὰν δοκιμάσῃς ἐπαναγκασθῆναι τοὺς ἀντιτεταγμένους ἢ τὰ ὄσπρεα ἀποδοῦναι ἢ τὴν τῶν βοῶν τριῶν ἀποκατάστασίν μοι ποιήσασθαι τοῖς γραμματίοις ἀκολούθως, καὶ χάριτάς
σοι ὁμολογεῖν. διευτύχει. Φαρμοῦθι ιη.
ὁ πραιπόσιτος τοῦ πάγου διαγνοὺς μεταξὺ ὑμῶν τὴν προσήκουσάν σοι
βοήθειαν ἐπὶ τοῖς χρεωστουμένοις παρέξει κόλλημα ξη.Translations (1)
To Valerius Ziper, the most eminent governor of Aegyptus Herculia,
from Aurelius Isidoros son of Ptolemaios, from the village of Karanis in the Arsinoite nome. In the month of Phamenoth of the consulship of Sabinus and Rufinus, my lord governor, Kastor and his brother Ammonianos, from the same village, being in need, received as a loan from me 32 artabas of wheat and 18 artabas of beans, and they gave me written bonds for these on the security of three head of cattle; and on the same day their father-in-law Tomis gave me a written agreement by which he undertook the guarantee for the oxen, on condition that if they did not make delivery of the pulses to me within the month of Pauni, I should of course have ownership of the oxen in accordance with the bonds. Since, then, Kastor has departed this life and Ammonianos is in flight, the aforesaid Tomis and his brother Demetrios, who is the husband of Atola, sister of my debtors, have taken possession of everything left by them (I mean 8 head of cattle and house plots and the rest), providing me with nothing, neither the pulses nor the cattle, though so much time has passed, holding me in contempt. For this reason I appeal to your fortitude, begging and beseeching that, if it seems good to you, you order through whomever you approve that my opponents be compelled either to repay the pulses or to restore the three oxen to me in accordance with the bonds, and I shall acknowledge my gratitude to you. Farewell. Pharmouthi 18.
[Subscription] The praepositus of the pagus, having examined the matter between you, will provide you with the appropriate assistance concerning the debts. Sheet 68.
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- TM-Text 10523 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.col;7;169 tier-1
- HGV-Text 10523 tier-1
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