OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

23 x 24.3 cm.

Lines:

29

Publication side:

Recto

Palaeographic description:

The text is written in two columns.(Traces of script across the fibres on the back, at the top. )

State of preservation:

Now a nearly square papyrus, cut neatly through Column II, along present right edge. The papyrus was apparently folded three times vertically and subsequently mended along the resultant splits with thread. According to H.I.Bell's inventory, this work was done in antiquity (the only example he had seen). The surface is much damaged and abraded, but all sides exept the right are nominally complete.

Content

Date:

348-350 A.D.

Origin:

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

Aion, son of Sarapion

Title / Type of text:

Receipts for deliveries in kind

Content:

Five receipts for deliveries, mostly of barley.

Subjects:

Receipt Delivery Tax payment

Named people:

Aion, son of Sarapion Dorotheos Aurelius Asklas(?), son of Ision Aurelius Neilos, son of Aion Aurelius Aion, son of Sarapion Ammonios Sarapion

Named places:

Karanis

English translation:

Column I:Pachon 20. Aion son of Sarapion delivered for the seventh indiction for the account of villagers of Karanis, six artabas of barley, art. 6 only. I, Dorotheos, have signed.And on the 24th, the same man for the same indiction, six artabas of barley, art. 6 only. I, Dorotheos, have signed.Aurelii Asklas (?) son of Ision and Neilos son of Aion, both receivers of the [7th] (indiction) to Aurelius Aion son of Sarapion, greeting. We have received from you for the seventh indiction thirty-two artabas of barley, art. 32 only. I, Ammonios, have signed.Aion son of Sarapion paid for meat of the tenth indiction seventy-two pounds, 72 lbs. only. I, Ammonios, have signed.Column II:(about five lines are washed out)Pauni 7. - delivered [for] the ninth indiction [for the account of villagers] of Karanis, [---artabas] of barley, [art. --- only,] with no other receipt [or document being applicable]. I, Sarapion, [have signed]. Hathyr 1st. Delivered [ ...] for the account of villagers of Karanis [for the ,,,] indicti[on ...lbs.thir]ty, lbs. thirty on[ly. ...] I (personal name) have signed.

Provenance:

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Purchased 1923 through British Museum, with M. Nahman as the dealer. Cf. the reports and the inventory list by H. I. Bell

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Bagnall R, P.Col. VII, 1979, 164, picture: Microfiche in publication

Further Literature

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