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p.mich.5.233 13. Sept. 24Tebtynis (Arsinoites)
Oath of the Sluice Guards via HGV-meta
Oath of four priests of Tebtynis as sluice guards. Sworn declaration by four priests of Tebtynis to Gaius Julius Philetus, inspector of sowing of the Arsinoite nome, undertaking to guard two sluices of the priests, east and west of the bridge, and to be liable for any damage from collapse or breach. Written by the village scribe Apion in AD 24 because the priests were illiterate. machine translation
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- Oath of the Sluice Guards HGV-meta Tebtynis (Arsinoites)13. Sept. 24
- Oath of the Sluice Guards APIS-papyrus Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, ArsinoiSeptember 13, 24 A.D.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Μαρεψῆμις ὡς ἐτῶν κα, οὐλὴ γαστροκνημίᾳ ἀριστερᾷ
Πεχεῦς ὡς ἐτῶν με, οὐλὴ ἀντίχειρι ἀριστερῷ.
Σοκονῶπις ὡς ἐτῶν μ, οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ πρώτῳ χειρὸς ἀριστερᾶς.
Φανῆσις ὡς ἐτῶν λθ, οὐλὴ γαστροκνημίᾳ ἀριστερᾷ.
Γαίωι Ἰουλίωι Φιλήτωι κατασπορεῖ Ἀρσινοείτου
παρὰ Μαρεψήμιος τοῦ Μαρεψήμιος Καλατύτιος καὶ
Πεχεῦτος τοῦ Ψοίφιος φυλασσόντων τὴν ἀπὸ λιβὸς τῆς γεφύρης ἄφεσιν ἱερέων καὶ παρὰ Σοκονώπιος τοῦ Σοκονώπιος καὶ Φανήσιος τοῦ Παστοοῦτος
φυλασσόντων τὴν ἀπὸ ἀπηλιώτου ἄφεσιν
ἱερέων. οἱ τέσσαρες ἱερεῖς τῶν ἀπὸ Τεβτύνεως
τῆς Πολέμωνος μερίδος φυλάσσοντες τὰς προκιμένας ἀφέσεις δύο ὀμνύομεν Τιβέριον Καίσαρα
Σεβαστὸν Νέον Αὐτοκράτορα θεοῦ Σεβαστοῦ υἱὸν
εἶ μὴν φυλάξειν ἕκαστον τὴν ἰδίαν ἄφεσιν
χωρὶς πάσης δαπάνης καὶ παρεδρεύσειν καθʼ ἑκάστην ὥραν πρὸς τὸ μηδὲν ἔλαττον ἐπακολουθῆσαι, ἐὰν δὲ καί τι γένηται πρόπτωμα ἢ ἔκρηγμα ἡμεῖς αὐτοὶ ὑπεύθυνοι ἐσόμεθα
παντὸς τοῦ ἐσομένου βλάβους. εὐορκοῦσι μὲν
ἡμῖν εὖ εἴη, ἐφιορκοῦσι δὲ τὰ ἐναντία.
ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν μὴ εἰδότων γράμματα
Ἀπίων ὁ τῆς κώμης νομογράφος ἔτους ια
Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ μηνὸς Σεβαστοῦ ιϛ.
Μαρεψῆμις Μαρεψήμιος Καλατύτιος συνομώμοκα
τὸν προκίμενον ὅρκον καὶ φυλάξω καὶ ποιήσω καθὼς πρόκιται. ἔτους ια Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ μηνὸς
Σεβαστοῦ ιϛ.Translations (1)
Marepsemis, about 21 years old, scar on the left calf.
Pecheus, about 45 years old, scar on the left thumb.
Sokonopis, about 40 years old, scar on the first finger of the left hand.
Phanesis, about 39 years old, scar on the left calf.
To Gaius Julius Philetus, inspector of sowing of the Arsinoite nome,
from Marepsemis son of Marepsemis son of Kalatytis and Pecheus son of Psoiphis, who guard the sluice of the priests west of the bridge, and from Sokonopis son of Sokonopis and Phanesis son of Pastoous, who guard the sluice of the priests on the east. We, the four priests of those from Tebtynis in the division of Polemon, guarding the two aforementioned sluices, swear by Tiberius Caesar Augustus Novus Imperator, son of the god Augustus, that each of us will truly guard his own sluice without any expense and will be in attendance every hour so that nothing less (than required) follows; and if any collapse or breach occurs, we ourselves shall be liable for all the damage that results. If we keep the oath may it be well with us, if we break it the opposite.
Apion, scribe of the village, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters. Year 11 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, month Sebastos 16.
I, Marepsemis son of Marepsemis son of Kalatytis, have sworn together the aforementioned oath and will guard and act as stated above. Year 11 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, month Sebastos 16.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 12074 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;5;233 tier-1
- HGV-Text 12074 tier-1
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