OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

14.9 x 24.5 cm.

Lines:

23

Publication side:

Recto, the Verso is blank

Palaeographic description:

–

State of preservation:

Complete, with minor damages.

Content

Date:

August 5, 343 A.D.

Origin:

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

Heron, sitologos; Pannous, sitologos; Apollonius, sitologos;

Title / Type of text:

Receipts for deliveries of wheat

Content:

Contains a series of six receipts for delivery of wheat through sitologoi.

Subjects:

Receipt Sitologoi Tax collection Taxation (Land) Wheat

Named people:

Heron, sitologos Papeeis, son of Isidorus Souchidas, sitometres Kyrillos, sitometres Pannous, sitologos Apollonius, sitologos

Named places:

Hiera Ptolemais Kainos Karanis

English translation:

Mesore 10. Heron and partners, sitologoi of Hiera, of Karanis, delivered through Papeeis son of Isidoros for the second new indiction for the account of villagers two, a half, a third, a twelfth artabas of clean wheat, art. 2 1/2 1/3 1/12 only. I, Souchidas, have signed. I, Kyrillos, have signed. And on the 12. likewise the same men through Papeeis son of Isidoros for the second new indiction for the account of villagers of Hiera, of Karanis, a third artaba of clean wheat, art. 1/3 only. I, Souchidas., have signed. I, Kyrillos have signed. Mesore 10. Pannous and partners, sitologoi of Ptolemais, of Karanis, through Papeeis, son of Isidoros, for the second new indiction for the account of villagers, two artabas of clean wheat, art. 2 only. I, Souchidas, have signed. I, Kyrillos have signed. And on the 12th likewise the same men through Papeeis son of Isidoros for the second new indiction for the account of villagers of Ptolemais, of Karanis, two artabas of clean wheat, art. 2 only. I, Souchidas, havce signed. I, Kyrillos have signed. Mesore 10. Apollonius and partners, sitologoi of Kainos, of Karanis, through Papeeis son of Isidoros, a half, a third, a twelfth artaba of clean wheat, art. 1/2 1/3 1/12 only. I, Souchidas, have signed. I, Kyrillos have signed. And on the 12th likewise the same men through Papeeis son of Isidoros for the second new indiction for the account of villagers of Karanis, one-third, one twelfth artaba of clean wheat, art. 1/3 1/12 only. I, Souchidas, have signed. I, Kyrillos, 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, 155, picture: Microfiche in publication

Further Literature

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