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p.hib.1.63 About 265 BCMummy 18
Letter of Criton to Plutarchus via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Kriton to Ploutarchos about payment for seed and a debt. A letter from Kriton to Ploutarchos asking him to settle the balance he owes, so that Kriton can meet Nikaios' demand for payment for 33 artabas of seed sown on the cleruchic holding of Protagoras; Nikaios has threatened to seize Kriton's hay. Kriton sets out the account, leaving 41 drachmas 2 obols still due. machine translation
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- Letter of Criton to Plutarchus APIS-papyrus Mummy 18About 265 BC
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· Greek
Transcription
Κρίτων Πλουτάρχωι
χαίρειν. παραγενόμενος
πρὸς μὲ Νίκαιος ἀπῇτει
τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ σπέρματος οὗ ἔφη ἐμβεβληκέναι εἰς τὸν Πρωταγόρου
κλῆρον ἐτῶν γ ἀρταβῶν λγ,
εἰ δὲ μὴ, ἔφη καθέξειν
τὸν χόρτον μου τὸν ἐν
τῶι πεδίωι. εἰ οὖν οὕτως πολιτευσόμεθα
ἀλλήλοις καλῶς ἂν
ἔχοι. σὺ οὖν διόρθωσαι
αὐτοῖς τὸ λοιπὸν ὃ προσοφείλεις μοι. ἦσαν δὲ
δραχμαὶ οβ· τούτων ἄφελε
ἀρταβῶν μ τιμὴν κϛ τετρώβολον
καὶ […]γ ὃ ἔλαβον παρὰ σοῦ ὥστε Θευδώρωι κ…[…]…ς ἐφʼ Ἱερᾶς Νήσου δραχμὰς δ,
γίνονται δραχμαὶ λ τετρώβολον, λοιπὸν μα διώβολον,
λαβὼν παρὰ Τιμάρχου
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
Kriton to Ploutarchos, greeting. Nikaios came to me and demanded the price of the seed which he said he had sown in the holding of Protagoras for year 3, 33 artabas, and if not, he said he would seize my hay that is in the plain. If then we are going to behave towards one another in this way, it would be well. So you pay them the remainder which you still owe me. It was 72 drachmas; from this deduct the price of 40 artabas, 26 drachmas 4 obols, and […] which I received from you for Theodoros […] at Hiera Nesos, 4 drachmas; total 30 drachmas 4 obols, remainder 41 drachmas 2 obols, having received from Timarchos
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 8213 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.hib;1;63 tier-1
- HGV-Text 8213 tier-1
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