OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

7.1 x 7.1 cm.

Lines:

8

Publication side:

Recto, the Verso is blank

Palaeographic description:

–

State of preservation:

The papyrus is complete, top margin 1 cm., bottom margin 2 cm., no margin at all on the sides.

Content

Date:

July 29, 141 A.D.

Origin:

Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

Protas, son of Chronion

Title / Type of text:

Penthemeros certificate

Content:

Certificate that Protas, son of Chronion, has worked seven days on the embankments.

Subjects:

Certificate Penthemeral dike corvee Work Dike Irrigation Taxation

Named people:

Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, emperor Protas, son of Chronion and Taorsenouphis Taorsenouphis, mother of Protas Chronion, son of Ischyrion and father of Protas

Named places:

Tebtynis Chomeniake dioryx

English translation:

The fourth year of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Has worked for the embankment works of the same fourth year for seven days, in accordance with the command, from Epeiph 29 to Mesore 5, in the Chomenis canal, on behalf of Tebtunis: Protas, son of Chronion son of Ischyrion, his mother being Taorsenouphis.

Provenance:

Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Purchased by L. Amundsen from M. Nahman, Cairo, Feb. 18, 1929

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Eliassen M de Kat, SO 40, 1965, 45
  SB: VIII 9924
  ▾ Corrections:

  • Sijpesteijn PJ, P.Ludg.Bat. 12, p. 65, ad 188 (l. 7)

Further Literature

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