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p.mich.9.553 7. Mai 284Karanis (Arsinoites)
Sale of a Donkey via HGV-meta
Sale of a donkey. The end of a contract for the sale of a donkey, with the seller's guarantee against third-party claims and his subscription, written for him by an optio because he was illiterate. It is dated Pachon 12 in the reign of Carinus and Numerianus, i.e. 7 May 284, at Karanis in the Arsinoite nome. machine translation
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TM 12046.
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- Sale of a Donkey HGV-meta Karanis (Arsinoites)7. Mai 284
- Sale of a Donkey APIS-papyrus Karanis (Arsinoites)May 7, 283 or 284 A.D.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[…]δραχμὰς ἃς ἀπέσχον παρʼ ὑμῶν ἐκ πλήρους
τῆς βεβαιώσεως ἐξακολουθούσης μοι ἀπὸ παντὸς τοῦ ἐπελευσομένου. κυρία ἡ πρᾶσις καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.
ἔτους[…]τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν Μάρκων Αὐρηλίων Καρείνου
καὶ Νουμεριανοῦ Παχὼν ιβ.
[…]πέπρακα τὸν προκείμενον ὄνον
καὶ ἀπέσχον τὴν τιμὴν καθὼς πρόκειται καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.[…]τος ὀπτίων ἔγραψα
ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος.Translations (1)
[…] drachmas, which I have received from you in full, [the guarantee following me] against every person who shall make a claim. [The sale is valid, and having been] asked, I have agreed.
[Year …] of our lords Marcus Aurelius Carinus [and Numerianus], Pachon 12.
[I, …, have sold] the aforesaid donkey [and received the price as] stated above, and having been asked, I have agreed. I, […]tos, optio, wrote [on his behalf, since he does not know letters].
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Karanis
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 12046 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;9;553 tier-1
- HGV-Text 12046 tier-1
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