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p.mich.1.38 ca. 254 v.Chr.Arsinoites
Account of Woodwork via HGV-meta
Account of woodwork for a house built to the architect Hedylos' specification. An account addressed to the carpenters Semtheus and Apollonios listing the windows, doors and frames they were to make for a house according to the architect Hedylos' specification, totalling 180 drachmas, followed by a record of payments made to them. It comes from the Arsinoite nome, about 254 BC. machine translation
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- Account of Woodwork HGV-meta Arsinoitesca. 254 v.Chr.
- Account of Woodwork for a House APIS-papyrus Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, IIIrd century B.C. (ca. 255-254 B.C.[?])
- Account of Woodwork for a House APIS-papyrus ArsinoitesAbout 254 B.C.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[1]
πρὸς
Σεμθέα καὶ Ἀπολλώνιον.
δεῖ ὑμᾶς λαβεῖν κατὰ τὴν
ἀπέγδοσιν ἣν ἐποιήσατο Ἡδύλος
ὁ ἀρχιτέκτων. τοῦ ἑπτακλίνου
καὶ τῆς ἐξέδρας θυρίδας
κανονωτὰς κοιλοστάθμους
ἔσω κλειομένας ι ἐχούσας
ταινίδια ἀνὰ δραχμὰς β γίνονται δραχμαὶ κ
καὶ ταύταις κοιλόσταθμα
δέκα ἀνὰ δραχμὰς δ γίνονται δραχμαὶ μ
καὶ παραθύρους διπροσώπους β
ὕψος ἑκάστης πήχεων γ πλάτος
ἀκόλουθον ἀνὰ δραχμὰς ϛ γίνονται δραχμαὶιβ
καὶ θυρώματος κοιλοστάθμου
ὕψος πήχεων ϛ πλάτος
ἀκόλουθον δραχμὰς ιβ
τοῦ κοιτῶνος θυρίδας
δικτυωτὰς η ὕψος πήχεων[…] πλάτος
ἀκόλουθον ἀνὰ δραχμὰς β γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιϛ
[2]
καὶ ταύταις κοιλόσταθμα
ἔσω κλειόμενα ἀνὰ δραχμὰς δ γίνονται δραχμαὶ λβ
θύρωμα κοιλόσταθμον
ὕψος πήχεων δ 𐅷 πλάτος
ἀκόλουθον δραχμὰς η
καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κρυπτὴν
τὴν εἰς τὴν ἐξέδραν
φέρουσαν ὕψος γ 𐅷
πλάτος παλαιστῶν ι δραχμὰς δ
θύρας μονοθύρους πήχεων γ
εἰς τὴν κλίμακα δραχμὰς δ
καὶ τῆς ἀποχωρήσεως
ὡσαύτως δραχμὰς δ
εἰς τὸ βαλανεῖον θύρας
ψευδοδιθύρους ἐχούσας
σταθμοὺς στερεοὺς δ
ἀνὰ δραχμὰς δ γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιϛ
κόλλης μνῶν ιβ δραχμὰς ιβ
γίνονται δραχμαὶ ρπ
εἰς τοῦτο ἔχετε
[3]
διὰ τῆς Ἀρτεμιδώρου
τραπέζης […]
Παχὼν … […]
Παῦνι δ […]
ζ […]
ιθ δραχμὰς κ
κζ διὰ Χάρμου δραχμὰς η
γίνονται δραχμαὶ ρνε
λοιπὸν δραχμαὶ κε
καὶ παρὰ Θεοπόμπου
ἐν Κροκοδίλων πόλει δραχμὰς ιβ
παρὰ Σώσου δραχμὰς ι
διʼ Ἐφέσου Μεσορὴ ιθ
εἰς τὴν ἐργολαβίαν
τῶν τεκτονικῶν
ἕως λόγου δραχμὰς μ[…] […]
Θῶθ λ διὰ τῆς τραπέζης δραχμὰς η
επ
Φαῶφι η διὰ τῆς τραπέζης […]
Σεμφθεῖ τῶι ἐργολαβήσαντι
τὴν πρὸς τῶι βαλανείωι
ἐξέδραν κατὰ τὴν ἀπέγδοσιν δραχμὰς ιη
ια
τῶι αὐτῶι τῶν θυρωμάτων δραχμὰς ηTranslations (1)
[1]
To Semtheus ⟦Athemmeus⟧ and Apollonios.
You must receive, according to the specification which Hedylos the architect drew up:
for the seven-couch room and the exedra, 10 panelled windows with hollow frames, closing inward, having fillets, at 2 drachmas each, total 20 drachmas;
and for these, 10 hollow frames at 4 drachmas each, total 40 drachmas;
and 2 double-faced side doors, height of each 3 cubits, width in proportion, at 6 drachmas each, total 12 drachmas;
and a doorway with hollow frame, height 6 cubits, width in proportion, 12 drachmas.
For the bedroom, 8 lattice windows, height […] cubits, width in proportion, at 2 drachmas each, total 16 drachmas;
[2]
and for these, hollow frames closing inward at 4 drachmas each, total 32 drachmas;
a doorway with hollow frame, height 4 1/2 cubits, width in proportion, 8 drachmas;
and for the hidden passage leading into the exedra, height 3 1/2, width 10 palms, 4 drachmas;
single-leaf doors of 3 cubits to the staircase, 4 drachmas;
and for the privy likewise, 4 drachmas;
for the bath, 4 false double doors having solid frames, at 4 drachmas each, total 16 drachmas;
12 minas of glue, 12 drachmas.
Total 180 drachmas.
Towards this you have received:
[3]
through the bank of Artemidoros […]
Pachon … […]
Pauni 4 […]
7 […]
19, 20 drachmas
27, through Charmos, 8 drachmas
Total 155 drachmas.
Remainder 25 drachmas.
And from Theopompos in Krokodilopolis 12 drachmas;
from Sosos 10 drachmas;
through Ephesos, Mesore 19, for the contract for the carpentry, on account, 4[…] drachmas […]
Thoth 30, through the bank, 8 drachmas
[…]
Phaophi 8, through the bank […]
To Semphtheus, who contracted for the exedra beside the bath according to the specification, 18 drachmas;
11, to the same for the doorways, 8 drachmas.
Connections
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Arsinoite nome
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 1938 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;1;38 tier-1
- HGV-Text 1938 tier-1
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