Pap. London, British Library Pap 1796   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P.Lond. V 1727 = Sel .Pap. I 86
Modern Title Testament / will
Summary Patermouthis and Kako (here spelled Tkako) draw up their will. Patermouthis, at least, lives another 30 years (P. Lond. V 1737 [D51]). Here they assign all the property of the one who dies first to the survivor, and upon the death of the survivor, to their common children in equal shares. The survivor is to enjoy the income and must settle the debts of the deceased. Any one of the children who contests the will is prohibited from benefiting from it and incurs a monetary penalty of 12 solidi. This will is written in the same year as P. Lond. V 1729 (D37), drawn up by the same scribe, and four of its five witnesses are identical with four of the five witnesses in P. Lond. V 1729.48-51 (D37), who sign in the same sequence. The two testaments were most likely drawn up at the same time, that is, 12 March, 584.
   

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1† βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτου ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλαυΐου Τιβερίου Μαυρικίου
2τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ α̣ἰ̣ω̣ν̣ί̣ο̣υ Α̣υγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκράτορος ἔτου̣ς̣ δ̣ευ̣τέρου -?-
3 -?- ἐν Συήνῃ.
4Αὐρήλιοι Πατερμούθις υἱος · Μηνᾶ μητρὸς Τσίας · ν̣αύτης ἀπὸ Συήνης καὶ
5Τκακὼ ἡ τούτου σύμβιο̣ς̣ θυ[γάτ]η̣ρ̣ Ἰ̣α̣κ̣ώ̣β̣ο̣υ μητρὸς Τ̣α̣π̣ί̣ας
6ὁρμωμένη ἀπὸ Συήνης οἱ καὶ ἑξῆς ὑπογραφέα παρέχοντες
7τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτ̣ῶν ὑπογράφοντα καὶ μάρτυρας τοὺς ἑξῆς κατʼ ἐπιτρο-
8πὴν καὶ̣ αἴ̣τη̣σιν καὶ ἀξίωσιν μαρτυροῦντας τῇδε τῇ · ὁμολογίᾳ
9χαίρειν. ἐπειδήπερ συνζεύχθημεν 1 l. συνεζεύχθημεν ἀλλήλοις εἰς γαμον 2 l. γάμου κοινωνία̣ν
10οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ θάλψιν ἐνδεικνύμενοι
11ἀλλήλοις ἀναπαύοντες καὶ θάλποντες καὶ δουλεύοντες
12καὶ ὑπακούοντες καὶ ὑποτάττοντες 3 corr. ex υπο ̣ ̣ττοντες ἁπλῶς ἐν μηδένι
13παρε̣π̣ικρίνοντες ἀλλὰ ἐν ὑποταγῇ πάσῃ, τοίνυν εὐλαβού-
14μενοι μήποτε παρὰ προσδοκίαν ἡμῶν τινα ἐξ ἡμῶν
15τέλει τοῦ βίου χρησάμενον καὶ τῶν ἐνταῦθα τοῦ κόσμου
16ἐπαναχωρῆσαι πραγμάτων · καὶ εὑρεθείη τὸν ζῶντα ὑστερού-
17μενον παρὰ τῶν ἄμφοιν ἡμῶν τέκνων 4 corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣ ̣⟧νων, ὅθεν νοο͂ντες 5 l. νοοῦντες,
18φρονοῦντες λογισμούς, ἔχοντες ἐρρωμένας τὰς διανοίας,
19τὰς φρένας ἀπαθεῖς, τὰς αἰσθήσεις ὑγιεῖς, ἐπὶ ποδῶν
20βαδίζοντες ἐπʼ ἀγοραῖς παρερχομενοι 6 l. παρερχόμεθα vac. ? εἰς ταύτην τὴν
21ἔγγραφον ὁμολογίαν vac. ? διʼ ἧς ὁμολογοῦμεν ἡμεῖς οἱ προ-
22γεγραμμένοι ἑκόντες καὶ πεπειμένοι 7 l. πεπει<σ>μένοι δίχα παντὸς
23δόλου καὶ φόβου καὶ βίας καὶ ἀπάτης καὶ ἀνάγκης καὶ συναρπαγῆς
24καὶ κολακίας 8 l. κολακείας καὶ μηχανῆς καὶ κακοηθείας καὶ ἐλαττώ-
25ματος παντὸς δίς, τρὶς βουλευσάμενοι ὡς εἴη μὲν ἡμᾶς ζῶντας
26καὶ ὑγιαίνοντας ἐναπολαύειν καὶ χρησομεθα 9 l. χρήσασθαι· πάντων τῶν
27πραγμάτων ἡμῶν καθʼ ἣν ἂν βουλόμεθα διοίκησιν·
28ἐπὰν δὲ παρασταίη τῷ τῶν ὅλων δεσπότῃ Χρίστῳ, ὅπερ
29ἀπείη, τινὰ · ἐξ ἡμῶν τέλει τοῦ βίου χρήσασθαι ἐφʼ ᾧ τὸν ζῶντα
30ἔχειν καὶ κατέχειν πάντων τῶν καταλειφθησομένων
31πραγμάτων ὑπὸ τοῦ τετελευτηκότος τα περιελθοντα 10 l. τῶν περιελθόντων εἰς αὐτὸν
32ἀπὸ γονέων διαδοχῆς καὶ ἀπὸ ἀγορασιαστικοῦ δικαίου καὶ ἀπὸ ἱδρώτων
33καμάτων ἔν 11corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣⟧ τε οἰκίαις καὶ χρυσοῖς καὶ ἀργυροῖς καὶ χαλκοῖς καὶ
34ὀριχάλκοις καὶ ἐσθήμασι καὶ ὑφάσμασι καὶ παντοις 12 l. παντ<οί>οις λεπτοῖς
35εἴδεσι ἀπὸ μεγάλου εἴδους μέχρι ἐλαχίστου τινὸς καὶ τούτων
36κατακυριεύειν καὶ δεσπόζειν καὶ διοικεῖν καὶ οἰκεῖν καὶ φιλοκαλεῖν
37καὶ ἐκ αὐτῶν τρέφεσθαι καὶ ἱματίζαι 13 l. ἱματίσαι καὶ κηδεύσαι καὶ ἐκτελέσαι
38τὰς προσφορὰς τοῦ ἀποθανόντος, μηδένος τῶν τέκνων
39ἡμῶν δυνομένου 14 l. δυναμένου μήτε δυνησομένου ἐπελεύσασθαι τῷ ζῶντι
40ἢ ἐγκαλεῖν ἢ λογοθετῆσαι ἢ κωλυομένου ἄχρι τελευτῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ
41μετὰ τὴν τελευτὴν ἐφʼ ᾧ ἅπαντα τὰ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν καταλειφθησό-
42μενα πράγματα σταλησεται 15 l. σταλῆναι εἰς τὰ κοινὰ ἡμῶν τέκνα ἐξ ἰσομοιρίας
43καὶ μὴ διαφορὰν τέκνῳ παρὰ τέκνον ποιήσασθαι καὶ εἰ ὀφθειην 16 l. ὀφθείη
44χρεωστῶν ὁ τετελευτηκὼς ἢ καὶ χρεωστούμενος ἐφʼ ᾧ τὴν
45πᾶσαν δοσολημψίαν ποιήσασθαι ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ ἄχρι τελευτῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ
46μετὰ τὴν τελευτὴν πᾶν τὸ πάκτον ἐπαναδραμεῖν εἰς τὰ αὐτὰ
47κοινὰ ἡμῶν τέκνα· εἰ δέ τις ἐθελήσειεν ἐκ τῶν τέκνων
48ἡμῶν ἢ ἄλλος ἐπελεύσασθαι τῷ ζῶντι ἢ ἀθετῆσαι ἢ παραβῆναι
49ἢ παρασαλεῦσαι ταύτην ἡμῶν τὴν ἀλληλομολογίαν
50ἢ δίαιταν κινεῖν ἐφʼ ᾧ τὸν ἐπελευσόμενον 17corr. ex επελευσομενου̣ πρῶτον μὲν ἀλλό-
51τριον καὶ ἄκληρον ἔσεσθαι τῆς παντοίας ὑποστάσεως 18corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣⟧οστασεως τοῦ
52ἐπιχειροῦντος παραβαίνειν, ἔπειτα ἐπιγινωσκει 19 l. ἐπιγινώσκειν λόγῳ προστίμου
53χρυσοῦ νομίσματα δώδεκα ἔργῳ καὶ δυνάμει ἀπαιτούμενα ἐκ τῆς
54ὑποστάσεως τοῦ παραβαίνοντος μετὰ καὶ τοῦ μὲν μὴ ἰσχύειν κατὰ
55τῶν ἐγγεγραμμένων 20corr. ex προγεγραμμενων ἀλλὰ ἐρρῶσθαι αὐτὰ ἐπὶ το 21 l. τῷ παντεί 22 l. παντί· ―
56καὶ προσεπὶ τούτοις πᾶσι ἐπωμοσάμεθα τὸν θεῖον καὶ σεβάσμιον
57ὅρκον τοῦ παντοκράτορος Θεοῦ καὶ τῆς νίκης καὶ διαμονῆς τῶν γαληνοτάτων
58ἡμῶν δεσποτῶν μὴ παραβαίνειν τὰ προδεδηλουμένα διάστολα
59καὶ πρὸς ἡμῶν ἀσφάλειαν ταύτην ἐξεδόμεθα τὴν ἀλληλομολογίαν
60κυρίαν οὖσαν καὶ βεβαίαν καὶ ἔννομον ἁπανταχοῦ προφερομένην μεθʼ
61ὑπογραφῆς τοῦ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ὑπογράφοντος καὶ τῶν ἑξῆς μαρτυρούντων καὶ
62ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν. † ☧ Αὐρήλιος Πατερμούθις υἱὸς Μηνᾶ μητρὸς Τσίας
63ναύτης ἀπὸ Συήνης καὶ ἡ τούτου σύμβιος Αὐρηλία Τκακὼ θυγάτηρ Ἰακώβου
64μητρὸς Ταπίας ὁρμώμενοι ἐν Συήνῃ οἱ προκείμενοι ἐθεμην 23 l. ἐθέμεθα τὴν παροῦσαν ἀλληλομολογίαν 24 corr. ex αλλλη’ομολογιαν
65καὶ στοιχεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ ἐγγεγραμμένα ὡς πρόκειται. Φλαύιος Μᾶρκος Ἄπα Δίου στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ
66Συήνης ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα · ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν παρόντων καὶ εἰπόντων μοι γράμματα
67μὴ εἰδότων. ☧ Φ
68Φλαύιος Κύρος Ἰωάνου κεντυρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ. ☧
69 ☧ Φλαύιος Ἰωάννης Πατερμουθίου ἀπὸ βικαρίων ἀριθμοῦ Σηύνης μαρτυρῶ. ☧
70 † Θεόφιλος ἐλάχιστος διάκονος μαρτυρῶ τῇ ὁμολογίᾳ αἰτηθεὶς παρὰ τῶν θεμένων.
71 ☧ Φλαύιος Ἁτρῆς Βίκτωρ 25 l. Βίκτορ<ος> στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ.
72 ☧ Φλαύιος Ἰωάννης Κολουθος 26 l. Κολλούθου κεντηρίων 27 l. κεντυρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ.
73 † διʼ ἐμοῦ Ἀλλάμονος Πέτρου ἀπὸ βικαρίων ἐγράφη. †

1 l. συνεζεύχθημεν
2 l. γάμου
3 corr. ex υπο ̣ ̣ττοντες
4 corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣ ̣⟧νων
5 l. νοοῦντες
6 l. παρερχόμεθα
7 l. πεπει<σ>μένοι
8 l. κολακείας
9 l. χρήσασθαι
10 l. τῶν περιελθόντων
11 corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣⟧
12 l. παντ<οί>οις
13 l. ἱματίσαι
14 l. δυναμένου
15 l. σταλῆναι
16 l. ὀφθείη
17 corr. ex επελευσομενου̣
18 corr. ex ⟦ ̣ ̣⟧οστασεως
19 l. ἐπιγινώσκειν
20 corr. ex προγεγραμμενων
21 l. τῷ
22 l. παντί
23 l. ἐθέμεθα
24 corr. ex αλλλη’ομολογιαν
25 l. Βίκτορ<ος>
26 l. Κολλούθου
27 l. κεντυρίων
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(hand 8?) † ἀλληλομολογία ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τ̣ι̣ Πατερμουθίου καὶ Τκακώ. † † †

Translation

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1† In the of the reign of our most divine master, Flavius Tiberius Mauricius
2the eternal Augustus and Emperor, in the second year (month x)
3(day y, in the second indiction, in Syene.)
4The Aurelians Patermouthis son of Menas, his mother being Tsia, boatman of Syene, and
5Tkako his wife, daughter of lakobos, her mother being Tapia,
6originating from Syene and providing a signatory below
7signing on their behalf and witnesses bearing witness below to this acknowledgment, according to their
8 instruction and commission and request,
9greetings. Inasmuch as we have been joined to each other in the shared state of matrimony,
10providing no casual repose and cherishment
11for each other, providing repose and cherishing and serving
12and obeying and submitting, in absolutely no matter
13criticizing unfairly but living in all submissiveness, therefore we, being prudent
14lest, contrary to our expectation, one of us,
15having come to the end of his life and of the things of this world,
16withdraws from affairs, and lest the survivor should find himself in want
17because of the children of the two of us, considering the matter,
18pondering our calculations, having strong understanding,
19unimpaired minds, healthy senses, walking on foot
20at market, come forward to this
21written acknowledgment whereby we the afore
22said acknowledge, willingly and convinced apart from any
23guile or fear or force or deception or compulsion or deceit
24or flattery or contrivance or maliciousness or
25any defect, after deliberating twice and thrice, that — while we wish that we, surviving
26and well, may enjoy all our property and use it
27with whatever administration we wish, still,
28whenever it occurs to the master of the universe, Christ,
29may it not happen!, that one of us should come to the end of life — we acknowledge that the survivor
30shall have and be in possession of all the property left
31by the deceased — that which came around to him
32by parental succession and by right of purchase and by sweat and
33toil, among them being houses and objects of gold and silver and copper and
34mountain-copper and clothing and woven things and all sorts of minor
35items, from the large item to the most humble, and
36shall control these and own and administer and treat and repair them
37and from them feed and clothe himself and bury and attend to
38the funeral services of the dead one. None of
39our children is able or shall be able to bring suit against the survivor
40or sue or call him to account or hinder him until his death, and
41after his death I acknowledge that all the property that will be left by us
41will be conveyed to our common children in equal lots,
43and that no difference is made between the children, and that if
44the deceased should be seen to be owing or being owed to, I acknowledge that the survivor shall
45perform all giving and receiving for him the deceased until his own death, and
46after his death all contracted payments shall pass to
47our common children. But if one of our children
48or someone else should bring suit against the survivor to set aside or to violate
49or to undermine this mutual acknowledgment of ours
50or to initiate arbitration, I acknowledge that the one who intends to bring suit against the survivor, first, shall be entirely deprived
51and without portion of any asset inheritable by the
52one who attempts to violate this acknowledgment, and, in the second place, he shall recognize that he must pay as penalty
53gold, twelve solidi, to be exacted by judgment and authority from the
54assets of the violator, and in addition, nothing shall prevail against
55what is written herein but it shall be strong in every particular.
56And to all this we have sworn the divine and awesome
57oath by Almighty God and by the victory and permanence of our most serene
58masters not to violate the above-cited terms.
59And as our security we have presented this mutual acknowledgment,
60which is valid and warranted and lawful wherever brought forward, with the
61signature of the one signing on our behalf and of those witnessing below. And
62having been questioned, we have expressed acknowledgment. † (2nd hand) ☧ We, Aurelius Patermouthis son of Menas, his mother being Tsia,
63boatman from Syene, and his wife Aurelia Tkako daughter of Iakobos, her
64mother being Tapia, both originating in Syene, the aforementioned, have had the present mutual acknowledgment drawn up,
65and everything written herein is satisfactory to us as aforementioned. I, Fl. Markos son of Apa Dios, soldier of the regiment
66of Syene, having been asked, wrote on their behalf, they being present and having told it to me,
67since they are not literate. ☧
68(3rd hand) I, Fl. Kyros son of Ioanes, centurion of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. ☧
69(4th hand) ☧ I, Fl. Ioannes son of Patermouthios, former vicarius of the regiment of Syene, bear witness.
70(5th hand) † I, Theophilos, most humble deacon, bear witness to the acknowledgment, having been requested by the contracting parties.
71(6th hand) ☧ I, Fl. Hatres son of Victor, soldier of the regiment of Syene, bear witness.
72(7th hand) ☧ I, Fl. Ioannes son of Kolouthos, centurion of the regiment of Syene, bear witness.
73(1st hand) † Written by me, Allamon son of Petros, former vicarius †.
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74(8th hand?) † Mutual acknowledgment --- of Patermouthios and Tkako. †††
 
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