OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

8.5 x 16.5 cm.

Lines:

14

Publication side:

Recto, the Verso is published as P.Oslo II 20

Palaeographic description:

–

State of preservation:

Medium brown papyrus.

Content

Date:

IIIrd century A.D.

Origin:

Probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

–

Title / Type of text:

List of payments

Content:

In two columns are stated payments various persons have made.

Subjects:

List Payment

Named people:

Aion, son of Antonios Antonios Athumis, son of Her[on Petesouchos Patas

Named places:

–

English translation:

Col I] 4 dr.].in the month of Choia]ch 4 dr.of ...]maiosof ...]onCol IIAion, the son of Antoniosin the month of Phaophi 4 dr., in Hathyr 4 dr., in Tubi [ ? dr.]Antonios, the son of [in the month of Phaophi 24 artabai of wheat, in Choiach 8 dr., [in Pharmouthi 4 dr.Athumis, son of Her[onin the month of Phaophi 4 dr., in Choiach [through PetesouchosPatas, the son of [in the month of Hathyr 4 dr., in Pharmouthi 4 dr.[

Provenance:

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Purchased by Eitrem in Egypt 1920

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Eitrem S-Amundsen L, P.Oslo II, 1931, 42
  ▾ Corrections:

  • Youtie HC, C.Ph. 27 (1932) 90 (col.II, l.4)

Further Literature

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