Pap. Berlin P. 13528

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Metadata

Collection

Collection	Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P)
Inventory Number	Pap. Berlin P. 13528
Publication Number	P.Eleph. 6
Current Location	magazine
Comments on Inventory	Laying within Pap. Berlin P. 13529. Registered as existing during revision (1958). The papyrus was on loan to the Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen at the beginning of the 20th cent. CE, where Kurt Sethe was preparing his publication of the Demotic surety bonds (Demotische Bürgschaftsurkunden = pBürgsch.)
Publication Permission Status	(unknown)
Publication Status	published

Origin / Provenance

Ancient Provenance Site	Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high
Ancient Provenance District	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
Type of Discovery	archaeological excavation Certainty: high
Finder (= First Purchaser)	Rubensohn, Otto (excavation director) Certainty: high
Location of Find / Purchase in Egypt	Elephantine
District of Find / Purchase in Egypt	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
Type of Acquisition for the Intitution	partage
Date of Acquisition for the Intitution	between 1906 and 1906
Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner)	(not relevant) Certainty: high

Object

Object Type	papyrus
Color	papyrus, dark
Size (Height \| Width \| Thickness)	350 mm \| 113 mm \| mm
Range of Preservation	incomplete
State of Preservation	The upper part is broken off in undetermined extent. Right edge missing, several holes in the sheet, very fibrous.
Mounting	framed under glass
Comments on Object	The papyrus is still mounted on paper (04/2016).

Text Basic Information

Localization of Text on Object	recto/verso
Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri)	parallel (recto) and perpendicular (verso)
Inks and Pigments	carbon ink monochrome black
Range of Preservation (Text)	incomplete
State of Preservation (Text)	In the upper part 1 or 2 lines broken off. Some hoels with minor text losses.
Script, Primary	Middle Demotic
Script, additional A	Greek
Language, Primary	Ptolemaic Demotic
Language, additional A	Greek, Ancient
Comments on Handwriting	"Flüchtige mitteldemotische Geschäftsschrift." (According to K.-T. Zauzich, in: VOHD XIX,2)
Comments on Text Layout	Recto: Wide line pitch. Main text is placed centered onto the papyrus, without lateral margins. Larger free space to the upper text. Greek with small distance below the main text. Verso: 6+2 l. (Greek, title)
	recto	verso
Quantity of Lines	x+37 + 4 (Greek)	6+2 (Greek)
Quantity of Columns	2+1	1+1
Line Lenght (in mm)	19595	95 + 95 (Greek)
Column Height (in mm)	27530	50 + 15 (Greek)
Height of Line / Letter
Line Distance	95 x 35 + 100 x 240 + 95 x 30 (Greek)	95 x 50 + 95 x 15 (Greek)

Text Content

Modern Title	commitment concerning debts
Ancient Archives	praktor archive \| Euphronios
Ancient Scribe(s) of Text	(Unknown [not mentioned in text])
Text Types	documentary \| contract \| vertical format
Summary of Content	Commitment concerning debts by Teos-Eponychos Junior, son of Harsiesis and Psintaes, son of Patus, before Praktor Euphronios. Apparently their amount of bond was deferred. Greek subscription on recto and verso with summary.
Relationship of Texts (bilingual)	Greek subscription on recto and verso: Summary of content.
Location of Composition	Edfou / Apollonpolis magna Upper Egypt, 2nd nome Egypt (Certainty: high)
Comments on Text	Greek text in parts hardly recognizable and some of it lost against last transcription
Multilingualism	Bilingual Script = Language
Gender	Man
Religion	Polytheism (Egyptian)

Text

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Inner script
1	ḥsb.t 23 ı͗bd 1 ꜣḫ.t ssw 28 n pr-ꜥꜣ Ptrwmys sꜣ Ptrwmys ı͗rm tꜣ pr-ꜥꜣ.t NOTE Brng nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w
2	ḥm Ḥr- … ḥm Ptḥ ḥm nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w NOTE Ḏd-ḥr-ı͗w=f-ꜥnḫ pꜣ ḫm n Ḥr-(pa-)ꜣs.t
3	ı͗rm my-nn Pꜣ-šr-(n-)tꜣ-ı͗ḥ.t sꜣ Pa-tꜣ.wı͗ r s 2 nꜣ nty ḏd n ꜣwprnys pꜣ rktr
4	ḏr.t=n šp NOTE rmṯ n pꜣy=f ı͗ry (r) ḏı͗.t r Pꜣ-ı͗wı͗w-(n-)ḥr sꜣ Ns-šw-Tfnw.t ẖr ḥḏ qd 963 nty swn
5	n ḥm.t n pꜣ ¼ n nꜣ pr ı͗.ı͗r ı͗r=w ı͗sw r ḥ.t-nṯr n Dbꜣ n ḥsb.t 16 ı͗bd 3 ꜣḫ.t ssw 1 r
6	ḥsb.t 17 ı͗bd 2 ꜣḫ.t ꜥrqy r ı͗bd 12 ⅙ r rnp.t 1.t pꜣ ¼ n nꜣ pr n-rn=f nty ḥry ı͗w s ḏı͗.t ꜥḏꜣ=f
7	ı͗m=f (n)-ḏr.t nꜣ sẖ.w n Ḥr-bḥd.t nꜣ ntr.w sn.w nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w ı͗.ı͗r-ḥr n Ns-šw-Tfnw.t
8	sꜣ Pꜣ-ḏı͗-Ḥr-(sꜣ-)ꜣs.t
Outer script
9	ḥsb.t 23 ı͗bd 1 ꜣḫ.t ssw 28 n pr-ꜥꜣ Ptrwmys sꜣ Ptrwmys
10	ı͗rm tꜣ pr-ꜥꜣ.t Brng nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w
11	ḥm Ḥr- … ḥm Ptḥ ḥm nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w NOTE Ḏd-ḥr-ı͗w=f-ꜥnḫ
12	pꜣ ḫm n Ḥr-(pa-)ꜣs.t ḥnꜥ my-nn Pꜣ-šr-(n-)tꜣ-ı͗ḥ.t sꜣ Pa-tꜣ.wı͗ r s 2 nꜣ nty ḏd n
13	ꜣwprnys pꜣ rktr ḏr.t=n šp
14	rmṯ n pꜣy=f ı͗ry ḏı͗.t r Pꜣ-ı͗wı͗w-(n-)ḥr sꜣ Ns-šw-Tfnw.t ẖr ḥḏ qd 963 nty swn
15	n ḥm.t n pꜣ ¼ n nꜣ pr ı͗.ı͗r ı͗r=w ı͗sw r ḥ.t-nṯr n Dbꜣ n ḥsb.t 16
16	ı͗bd 3 ꜣḫ.t ssw 1 r ḥsb.t 17 ı͗bd 2 ꜣḫ.t ꜥrqy r ı͗bd 12 ⅙ r rnp.t 1.t pꜣ ¼ n
17	nꜣ pr n-rn=f nty ḥry ı͗w s ḏı͗.t ꜥḏꜣ=f ı͗m=f (n)-ḏr.t nꜣ sẖ.w
18	Ḥr-bḥd.t nꜣ ntr.w sn.w nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w ı͗.ı͗r-ḥr n Ns-šw-Tfnw.t
19	sꜣ Pꜣ-ḏı͗-Ḥr-(sꜣ-)ꜣs.t nty šn r nꜣ ı͗rpy.w n nꜣ nṯr.w pꜣ Tꜣ-št-rsy ı͗w=n (r) mḥ=f
20	r ḥ.t-nṯr n Dbꜣ n-ṯꜣy ḥsb.t 23 ı͗bd 3 ꜣḫ.t ꜥrqy šꜣꜥ pꜣ mnq
21	n rnp.t 4 r ı͗bd 48 ⅔ r ḏı͗=w n=n (n) šb.t nꜣy tꜣy=f dnı͗.t nꜣy=f ꜥ.wy.w nꜣy=f
22	wrḥ.w nꜣy=f s:ꜥnḫ tꜣy=f ı͗sw.t nꜣy=f dnı͗.w n ḥ.t-nṯr nꜣy=f
23	ḥ.wt n dnı͗.t nꜣy=f ḥ.wt n s:ꜥnḫ ı͗w=w ḏı͗.t n=n nꜣ nkt.w nty ḥry
24	ı͗w=n (r) mḥ nꜣy=f ḥḏ.w nty ḥry n pꜣy=w ssw n ḏı͗.t n tꜣy rnp.t 4 nty ḥry
25	pꜣ ḥḏ ı͗m=w nty-ı͗w bn ı͗w=n r ḏı͗.t s r-ẖ pꜣ ḥtr n tꜣy rnp.t 4 nty ḥry
26	ı͗w=n r ḏı͗.t s tn qd 100 r qd 2 r 481500 n pꜣ ı͗bd nty m-sꜣ
27	pꜣ ı͗bd n-rn=f n tꜣy rnp.t 4 nty ḥry n ḥtr (n-)ı͗wty mn bn ı͗w=n
28	(r) rḫ ḏı͗.t n=k ky ssw n ḏı͗.t r.r=w m-sꜣ tꜣy rnp.t 4 nty ḥry
29	nty nb nkt nb nty mtw=n ḥnꜥ nꜣ nty ı͗w=n (r) ḏı͗.t ḫpr=w n ı͗w(y).t n md(.t) nb(.t)
30	nty ḥry šꜣꜥ-tw=n ı͗r n=k pꜣy=w hp n ssw nb ı͗r=k m-sꜣ pꜣy=k mr.ty
31	ı͗m=n n pꜣ s 2 r-ḏı͗.t ı͗r=f n=k r-ẖ md(.t) nb(.t) nty ḥry ı͗.ı͗r=k mr ḫpr
32	m-sꜣ=n pꜣ s 2 ı͗r=k r ḫpr ꜥn mtw=n ı͗r n=k nꜣy=k mr.ty
33	wꜥ r-ẖ pꜣ s 2 ꜥn mtw=k pꜣy=k rd gr pꜣ nty nḥt NOTE r md(.t) nb(.t)
34	r md(.t) nb(.t) nty ı͗w=f (r) ḏd.t=w ı͗rm-n n-rn md(.t) nb nty ḥry mtw=n ı͗r=w (r) ḫrw=f
35	n ḥtr (n-)ı͗wty mn (n.)ı͗wty sḫe nb
36	sẖ ḥm Ḥr /// ḥm Ptḥ ḥm nꜣ nṯr.w mnḫ.w Ḏd-ḥr-ı͗w=f-ꜥnḫ sꜣ Ḥr-(pa-)ꜣs.t
37	ḏd ı͗w=y (r) ı͗r r-ẖ md(.t) nb(.t) nty ḥry sẖ my-nn Pꜣ-šr-(n-)tꜣ-ı͗ḥ.t sꜣ Pa-tꜣ.wı͗ pꜣy=f ı͗ry
38	ḏd ı͗w=y (r) ı͗r r-ẖ md(.t) nb(.t) nty ḥry

39	(ἔτους) κγ Θωῦθ [κ]ηη (sic) ἐν Ἀπόλλωνος πόλει τῆι μ̣ε̣γάληι
40	ὑ̣π̣ὲ̣ρ̣ Πινύριος Ἐσφήνηιος ἀρχιερέως τοῦ ιϛ (ἔτους) ἔγγυιοι ἐ̣φ ὧι ἀποδώ-
41	σουσιν τὴν τε̣τάρτη̣ν̣ σ̣ί̣του ἐ̣ν̣ (ἔτει(?)) ἀργυρίου τάλαντα γ (δραχμὰς) Ασξ οὔσης(?)
42	τῆς ἀ( ) ἀ̣ρ̣γ̣υ̣ρίου (δραχμῶν) μη κατʼ (ἔτος), Θαρεφ̣ωνύχος ὁ μικρὸς
43	Ἁρπαήσιος

Vso 1	Ψενα̣ῆ̣ς Πατ̣ο̣ῦτος
Vso 2	ἱερεῖς τ̣α̣σ̣̣τ̣ετου
Vso 3	̣ε̣ι̣ς̣ π̣ρ̣ᾶ̣ξις(?) βασιλικὴ ἐφʼ ὑπάρχ̣ο̣υσι πᾶσι
Vso 4	τ̣ταξεσοι̣ τοῦ Θ̣α̣ρ̣ε̣φ̣ωνύχου
Vso 5	θ̣ε̣νε̣ο̣υ̣ς̣ χ ̣ητι
Vso 6	τ̣̣υ̣ι̣ο̣υ
Vso 7	Πρύρι Ἐσφήνιος ἀρχιερέως ιϛ (ἔτους)
Vso 8	ἔγγυοι(?)

Inner script 1| [23rd regnal year, 28th of Thoth of Pharaoh Ptolemaios (III.), son of Ptolemaios (II.), and of the Female Pharaoh Berenike (II.), the gods Euergetai.] 2| [The priest of Hor-]…, priest of Ptah, priest of the gods Euergetai, Teos-Eponychos Junior, son of Harpaesis 3| [and the likewise entitled Psintaes, son of Patous, altogether two persons], are the ones who speak [to] [Euphro]nios praktor: 4| ‘[Our payment] is guaranteed, a man relating to his companion, for giving according to P]inyris, son of [Estphenis] 963 [silver kite], which are the value 5| [in] copper of the [¼] of the grain, which should be paid [to] the temple of Edfou from the 16th regnal year, 1st of Hathyr, to 6| [the 17th regnal year], 30th of Paophi: Yields 12 ⅙ month, yields 1 year. The ¼ [of the] same grain mentioned above, [he was] admitted culpability 7| [according to it by the] scribes [of] Hor-Behedeti, the gods Adelphoi, the gods Euergetai, to Estphenis, 8| [son of Pete-Harsi-]ese. Outer script 9| [23rd regnal year], 28th of Thoth of Pharaoh Ptolemaios (III.), son of Ptolemaios (II.), 10| [and of the] Female Pharaoh Berenike (II.), the gods] Euergetai, 11| [The priest of Hor-]…, priest of Ptah, priest of the gods Euergetai, Teos-Eponychos 12| [the son] of Harpaesis and the likewise entitled Psintaes, son of Patous, altogether two persons, are the ones who speak to 13| [Euphro]nios praktor: ‘Our payment is guaranteed, 14| [a man relating to his] companion, [for giving according to P]inyris, son of Estphenis, for] 963 [silver kite], which are the value 15| [in copper] of the ¼ of the grain, which should be paid to the temple of Edfou from the 16th regnal year, 16| 1st [of Hathyr, to the 17th regnal year], 30th of Paophi: Yields 12 ⅙ month, yields 1 year. The ¼ of 17| the same [grain] mentioned above, he was admitted culpability according to it by the scribes of 18| [Hor-Beh]edeti, the gods Adelphoi, the gods Euergetai, [in front of] Estphenis, 19| [son of Pete]-Harsi-]ese, who inquires regarding the sanctuaries of the gods in the Southern Land. We will pay it (scil. the grain) in full 20| [to the temple of] Edfou from 23rd regnal year, 30th of Hathyr, to the completion 21| [of] 4 [years]: Yields 48 ⅔ month, after we were given in its exchange his patrimony, his houses, his 22| [vacant] lots, his income, his payment(?), his temple shares, his 23| share [certifications, his] income certifications. If we are given the items mentioned above, 24| [we will] pay in full his amounts of money mentioned above on their payment date of the four years mentioned above. 25| [The amount of money] from them, which we will not give like the fee of this four years mentioned above: 26| [We will give it] (to the extent of) 100 kite (copper) respectively on 2 [kite (silver), [yields] 48[1500 in that] month, which is after 27| the same [month], in this four years mentioned above, [with necessity] and without delay. We shall not 28| [be able] to give you another [payment] date concerning them [after] the four years mentioned above. 29| [Everything and every item], which belongs to us, and that, which we shall purchase, shall hold in pledge for all words 30| [mentioned above], until we do for you their justice at [any] time. If you stand behind the one whom you prefer 31| [of us], the 2 persons, he may act for you in accordance with all words mentioned above. (But) if you prefer to be 32| [behind] us, the 2 persons, you will be there, too. And we will act for you such, those who you preferred, 33| [a man] as well as the 2 persons. It is you or your representative, who is believed regarding all items, 34| [regarding] all [items], about which he will speak with us on behalf of [all] items mentioned above. And we do them on his declaration 35| [with necessity] and without delay, without any exercise of influence. 36| [Countersigned by the priest of Hor-…, priest of] Ptah, priest of the gods Euergetai, [Teos-Epo]nychos, [son] of Harpaesis, 37| [accordingly: ‘I will act corresponding to [all words] mentioned above.’ Countersigned by the [likewise entitled Psintaes, son of] Patous, [his] companion, 38| [accordingly: ‘I will] act corresponding to all words mentioned above.’ 39| 23rd regnal year, 28th of Thoth. In Edfou [///] 40| for Pinyris, son of Estphenis, high priest of the 16th year: The sureties, that they give 41| the fourth part of grain in the amount of(?) 3 silver talents and 1260 (drachmas), 42| … silver drachmas, not annually. Tharephonychos junior, son 44| of Harpaesis [///]

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Places (read out from edition)

Dbꜣ (places.xml#s29)

rsy (places.xml#s41)

Dbꜣ (places.xml#s29)

Ἀπόλλωνς πόλει (places.xml#s29)

People mentioned in Text

ID	gender	en normiert	original	Language	Functions	in Texts
940	man	Estphenis, son of Pete-Harsiesis	Ns-šw-Tfnw.t sꜢ PꜢ-ḏỉ-Ḥr-(sꜢ-)Ꜣs.t	pre-Coptic Egyptian

Dates

RulerID	Regnal Year	MonthID	Day Date of the Text	Gregorian Date	dating_comment
Ptolemaios III Euergetes	23	Thoth	28	-225 November 10 BCE	internal dating, without name of the ruler;

Pictures

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Literature

DatasetID	100475
last Change	29.07.2022
Berlpap	03762
Trismegistos	43412
Papyri.info	ddbdp/p.eleph;;6
Author	Jan Moje (Demotic); Ruth Duttenhöfer (Greek)
Dataset License	Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Data set citation	Data set 100475 (= Pap. Berlin P. 13528), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Jan Moje (Demotic); Ruth Duttenhöfer (Greek).