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Royal oath of a prisoner to the prison guards at Herakleopolis. A royal oath sworn by Apollonios son of Parmenion, a Cretan of the epigone, to the prison guards Alexandros and Archedemos of the royal prison at Herakleopolis. He swears to present himself to them daily until released by the person who had him arrested, and not to abscond, on pain of paying the sum for which he was arrested plus damages. It is dated to year 29 of Ptolemy II, in the epagomenal days. machine translation
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Transcription
βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου
Σωτῆρος ἔτους κθ ἐπαγομένων […] ἐφ’ ἱερέως Ἀντιόχου τοῦ Κέββα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Δημοδίκης τῆς Φίλωνος. ὅρκον ἐχειρογράφησεν Ἀπολλώνιος Παρμενίωνος Κρὴς τῆς ἐπιγονῆς
Ἀλεξάνδρωι καὶ Ἀρχεδήμωι δεσμοφύλαξιν …[…]
ὅρκον ὀμνύω βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον τὸν ἐκ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης καὶ Ἀρσινόην θεὰν Φιλάδελφον
καὶ θεοὺς Σωτῆρας τοὺς τούτων γονεῖς […]
ὑμῖν ἐν τῶι ἐν Ἡρακλέους πόλει βασιλικῶι δεσμωτηρίωι ἐμφανὴς …εν ὑμῖν ἑκάστης ἡμέρας
ἕως ἄν μου ἄφεσις γένηται ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀπαγαγόντος
καὶ μὴ ἀναχωρήσειν παρευρέσει μηδεμιᾶι.
ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ποιῶ κατὰ τὰ γεγραμμένα, ἀποτείσω τὰς […] δραχμάς,
πρὸς ἃς ἀπῆγμαι, καὶ τὸ βλάβος καὶ ἔνοχός εἰμι τῆι
ἀσεβείαι τοῦ ὅρκου.
βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου Σωτῆρος ἔτους κθ ἐπαγομένων … ἐφ’ ἱερέως Ἀντιόχου
τοῦ Κέββα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν κανηφόρου
Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Δημοδίκης τῆς Φίλωνος. ὅρκος,
ὃν ἐχειρογράφησεν Ἀπολλώνιος Παρμενίωνος Κρὴς
τῆς ἐπιγονῆς Ἀλεξάνδρωι καὶ Ἀρχεδήμωι […]
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, on the [...] of the epagomenal days, when Antiochos son of Kebbas was priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, and Demodike daughter of Philon was basket-bearer of Arsinoe Philadelphos. Apollonios son of Parmenion, Cretan of the epigone, wrote out an oath to Alexandros and Archedemos, prison guards, [...]:
I swear by King Ptolemy son of Ptolemy and Berenike, and by Arsinoe the goddess Philadelphos, and by the Savior Gods their parents, [...] to you in the royal prison in Herakleopolis, (that I will) present myself (?) to you every day until my release is granted by the one who brought me in, and that I will not depart on any pretext whatsoever. If I do not act according to what is written, I will pay the [...] drachmas for which I was arrested, and the damages, and I shall be liable to the impiety of the oath.
In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, on the [...] of the epagomenal days, when Antiochos son of Kebbas was priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, and Demodike daughter of Philon was basket-bearer of Arsinoe Philadelphos. Oath which Apollonios son of Parmenion, Cretan of the epigone, wrote out to Alexandros and Archedemos [...]
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- TM-Text 754287 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.koeln;16;644 tier-1
- HGV-Text 754287 tier-1
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