Copy of a wet-nursing contract for a slave infant TM 10279Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites, Ägypten)29. Mai 126

Copy of a nursing contract. Year 16 of Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, month Sebastos 30, at Ptolemais Euergetis in the Arsinoite nome. Helene daughter of Heron, Persian, about 40 years old, with a scar on the right forearm, with her guardian, her brother Deidas son of Deidas, about 20 years old, with a scar on the forehead at the left, acknowledges to Sarapion son of Asklepiades, of the Phylaxithalasseian tribe and the Althaian deme, about 31 years old, without distinguishing marks, that she will nurse and suckle at her own home with her own milk for two years from the aforesaid date, and will care for it for a further six months, the female infant named Korinthia, born of Tyche, the slave belonging to Sarapion himself; receiving from the acknowledging party for the milk-nursing 6 drachmas a month and 2 kotylai of oil, and each year at the Amesysia festival, for a libation, 1 jar of wine and 4 birds, and for the six months of care half a month's [...] of silver [...]. It shall therefore not be permitted to Helene within the period to abandon the slave infant to Sarapion, nor to suckle another child besides, nor to spoil her milk, nor to do anything else to its disadvantage, but she shall take the proper care of it by night and by day, [...] for this in every respect. If she abandons it or transgresses any of the foregoing in any other way, she shall pay him at once whatever she has received and the money with half again as much, and the damages twofold, and a penalty of 100 silver drachmas, and the same amount to the public treasury. Writer for Helene and Deidas: Deios son of Deios, about 60 years old, with a scar on the left eyebrow. [...] of Heron son of Heron; submitted through me in Year 10 of Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Pauni 4.