Pap. Madison, Wisc. 21

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Metadata

Collection

Inventory Number	Pap. Madison, Wisc. 21
Publication Number	P.Wisc. I 14 = Pap.Choix 6
Current Location	Madison, University of Wisconsin
Comments on Inventory	once owned by the University of Wisconsin, hence the designation of the papyrus as P.Wisc. inv. 21
Publication Status	published

Origin / Provenance

Ancient Provenance Site	Aswan / Syene (Swn; Συήνη, סונ, ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲛ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high
Ancient Provenance Details	Unknown
Ancient Provenance District	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
District of Find / Purchase in Egypt	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]

Object

Object Type	papyrus
Dating of Object	16 May 131
Dating	between 131 and 131
Criteria for Dating	date in text
Range of Preservation	incomplete
State of Preservation	broken at bottom
Comments on Object	A light-brown papyrus, neatly cut off at the right-hand side and partially at the left-hand side. At the top there is a margin left of approx. 1.5 cm., at the left-hand side one of 2.5 cm. The margin that might have been left at the bottom can no longer be determined owing to mutilations. Apart from the fact that a piece is missing from the center, the papyrus has only suffered slight damage at the folds (5 horizontal ones).

Text Basic Information

Localization of Text on Object	recto
Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri)	parallel (recto)
Inks and Pigments	carbon ink monochrome black
Range of Preservation (Text)	incomplete
State of Preservation (Text)	broken at bottom
Script, Primary	Greek
Language, Primary	Greek, Ancient
Comments on Handwriting	documentary, cursive, hand unknown
Comments on Text Layout	At the right-hand side the lines run up to the very edge. At the right the lines slope slightly upwards. The text runs against the fibers and consists of large, clearly legible letters. The first hand is well-trained, the second hand to a lesser degree.
	recto	verso
Quantity of Lines	21
Quantity of Columns	1

Text Content

Modern Title	Agreement about a Soldier’s Estate
Ancient Scribe(s) of Text	(Currently unknown)
Text Types	documentary documentary \| contract documentary \| contract \| horizontal format
Summary of Content	Agreement about a Soldier’s Estate: The papyrus deals with the division of the estate of the deceased trooper Valens between his wife and two fellow-soldiers, who had lent him money. Valens’ possessions, which are still in the army camp, have first to be collected. After they have been sold, the proceeds will be divided into four equal parts, after deduction of three legacies and debts still outstanding with other money-lenders. If, after all the deductions have been made, the possessions of the deceased should yield more than 1260 drachmas, Aemilius, having the most claims, will receive 60 drachmas plus an extra sum on top of his two parts. What is left after the 1260 drachmas + 60 drachmas + drachmas have been deducted. Will be divided pro rato between the three (four, when taking into account that Aemilius gets two parts) parties.
Location of Composition	Aswan / Syene Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high)
Comments on Text	ok
Multilingualism	Monolingual Script = Language
Gender	Man Woman
Comment on Gender	woman as heiress of her husbands possessions, to be divided in to four for repayment of money-lenders of her husband.
Religion	unknown

Text

Transcription

Translation

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1	ἔτους ιε Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιαν̣οῦ Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ Παχὼν κ̅α̅ ἐν Σοήνης πραισ̣ιδίωι
2	τῆς Θηβαίδος. ὁμολογοῦσιν ἀλλήλοις Ἀσκληπιὰς Δάδα θυγάτηρ μετὰ κυρίου Πινδά̣ρου Ἁρσ̣υ̣-
3	νίου κληρονόμος τοῦ ἑαυτῆς ἀνδρὸς ̣ ̣ ̣ου Οὐάλεντος ἱππέως μετηλλαχότος ἀπὸ σπείρης β
4	Θρᾴκων τούρμης Κα̣ρτιλιανῆς καὶ Αἰμίλλιος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ς ἱππεὺς σπείρης τῆς αὐτῆς ἀπὼν διὰ φροντιστοῦ
5	Ἰουλίου Ἀπολλιναρίου ἱππέω̣ς ἀρμικ̣ούστωρος τῆς ε̣ἴ̣λης̣ ¹ l. ἴλης Γ̣α̣λλικῆς καὶ Κασ̣σιανὸς Γέμελλος κουράτωρ τούρμης
6	Καρτιλιανῆς δανισταὶ ² l. δανεισταὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Οὐάλεντος συμπεφωνημένο̣ι̣ π̣ρὸ̣ς ἑαυτοὺς ἐπὶ τῷ ἐκ τῶν
7	εὑρισκομένων ὑπαρχόντων παρεμβολικῶν πάντων τοῦ Οὐάλεντος συλλεγομένων
8	ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ πιπρασκομένων καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶ̣ν ὑπολογουμένου τοῦ φοκαρίου ³ l. φωκαρίου καὶ τοῦ ληγάτου
9	Π̣α̣μωνίου ἐπιτρ̣ό̣π̣ου καὶ ὧν προέ̣σ̣χ̣εν καὶ ἐκτὸς ἡ Ἀσκληπιὰς δραχμῶν ἑκατὸν τεσ-
10	σαράκοντα τεσσάρων, λήμψεσθαι ⁴ l. λήψεσθαι ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν λοιπῶν περισσευόντων τὴν μὲν
11	Ἀσκληπιὰν μέρος ἓν ἰς ⁵ l. εἰς λόγον κλ̣ηρονομ̣ίας καὶ κηδείας σώματος τοῦ Οὐάλεντος, τὸν δὲ
12	Α̣ἰμίλλιον ἰς ⁶ l. εἰς τὰ̣ ὀφειλ̣όμενα αὐτῷ μέρη̣ δύο καὶ τὸ̣ν̣ Κασσιανὸν τὸ λοιπὸν μέρ̣ο̣ς τέταρ-
13	τον ἰς ⁷ l. εἰς τὰ καὶ αὐτῷ ὀφειλόμενα̣. ἐὰν δὲ τις ἕτερος δανιστὴς ⁸ l. δανειστὴς ἐπέγθῃ ⁹ l. ἐπέλθῃ ἤ τ̣ι̣ Πα̣μ̣ώ̣νιος ἐ̣πί-
14	τροπος βιάσηται τὸ ληγᾶτον, οἱ τρεῖς ἀ̣ποδώσουσι κα̣θʼ ἃ ἕκαστος εἴληφεν. ἐ̣ὰ̣ν̣ δ̣ὲ ὑπερ-
15	βάλλωσιν τὰ διαιρούμενα πλεῖον δρα̣χμῶν τετρακοσίων, αἱ μὲν τετρα-
16	κόσιαι ἔσονται ἐπὶ τῇ προγεγραμμένῃ ὁμολογίᾳ, αἱ δὲ ἑξήκοντα κατʼ ἐξαίρετον
17	χωρήσουσιν τῶι Αἰμιλλίωι. ἐὰ̣ν δὲ καὶ τῶν ἑξήκοντα πλεῖον, ἰς ¹⁰ l. εἰς τοὺς τρεῖς ἔσται ἐπὶ
18	τοῖς αὐτοῖς μέρεσι τέσσαρσι ὡς εἰ̣λήφασι. τὰ δὲ δάνεια χιασθέντα ἀποδοθήσεται τῇ Ἀσκλη-
19	π̣ι̣ά̣δι. τρισσὰ ἐγράφη̣ κ̣αὶ ἕ̣καστος εἴληφεν ἕν. Ἀσκληπια ¹¹ l. Ἀσ̣κ̣λ̣ηπιὰ<ς> Δάδας ¹² l. Δάδα συνεφόνη-
20	σα ¹³ l. συνεφώνη\|[σα] τοῖς προκειμ̣έν̣οις καὶ εἴληφα μέρ̣ος ἓν τῆς κ̣ληρονομίας καὶ ποιήσο-
21	μαι - ca.47 -ς̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣

¹ l. ἴλης
² l. δανεισταὶ
³ l. φωκαρίου
⁴ l. λήψεσθαι
⁵ l. εἰς
⁶ l. εἰς
⁷ l. εἰς
⁸ l. δανειστὴς
⁹ l. ἐπέλθῃ
¹⁰ l. εἰς
¹¹ l. Ἀσ̣κ̣λ̣ηπιὰ<ς>
¹² l. Δάδα
¹³ l. συνεφώνη|[σα]

1	The year 15 of Imperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus, 21 Pachon in the camp of Syene
2	of Thebais. Asklepias, daughter of Dadas, having as guardian Pindaros, son of Harsy-
3	nios, heiress to her own husband Valens, deceased trooper of the cohort II
4	of the Thracians from the turma Kartiliane and Aemilius, also trooper of the same cohort, because he is absent acting through his representative
5	Julius Apollinarius, trooper armorum custos of the ala Gallika and Cassianus Gemellus curator of the turma
6	Kartiliane, money-lenders to the same Valens, have come to the agreement, agreeing among themselves, that from
7	all the possessions of Valens, which he had in the military camp, sought together and gathered
8	and sold and being deducted with (the amount) for his batman and the legacy
9	for Pamonios, his representative, and what (debts) he had previously and apart from the legacy of a hundred and
10	forty-four drachmas, which Asklepias will take, from the remaining rest
11	Asklepias takes one part as inheritance and for the care of his body and
12	Aemilius, for that which is due to him, two parts and Kassianos, the remaining fourth part
13	also for that which is due to him. If one of the moneylenders should incur extra expenses or if Pamonios, the
14	representative, should have to break into his legacy in one way or another, they will give that back too, pro rato to what they have received. if the
15	goods to be divided should exceed four hundred and sixty drachmas, the four hundred (drachmae)
16	will be within the above written agreement, but sixty (drachmas) and an extra portion
17	will fall to Aemilius. If there should be even more than sixty (drachmas) it will be divided
18	in four parts, as they have received, over the three. The deleted loan-contracts will be given to Asklepias.
19	It is written three times and each has taken a (copy). I, Asklepias, daughter of Dada, agree with that
20	which is written above and I have taken one part of the inheritance and I shall
21	see to the care of Valens body ---

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Places (read out from edition)

People mentioned in Text

ID	gender	en normiert	original	Language	Functions	in Texts
34690	man	--- Valens	…ου Οὐάλεντος	Latin

Dates

RulerID	Regnal Year	MonthID	Day Date of the Text	Gregorian Date	dating_comment
Hadrian	15	Pachons	21	131 May 16 CE	date in text;

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Literature

DatasetID	310293
last Change	29.07.2022
Trismegistos	16820
Papyri.info	ddbdp/pap.choix;;6
Author	Ruth Duttenhöfer
Dataset License	Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Data set citation	Data set 310293 (= Pap. Madison, Wisc. 21), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Ruth Duttenhöfer.