Tebtynis (Fayum region, Egypt — Pleiades map), 43 CE
AGRW 301 =
GRA III 212 =
PMich V 244
= Papyri.info TM 12085
= AGRW ID# 3168
Copenhagen Inventory info: 1409
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In the third year of emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, in the month of Kaisareios, on the third supplementary day, at Tebtynis in the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite district (nome). Having assembled, the undersigned men of Tebtynis, who are exempted ones (apolysimoi) from an estate of emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, decided by common consent to elect one of their number, a most excellent man, Kronion son of Herodes, to be supervisor (epimelētēs) for one year from the month of Sebastos of the coming fourth year of emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. The same Kronion will collect the public charges of the head tax (laographia) of the same exempted ones (apolysimoi) and all the expenses of the association (plēthos).
If the leader (hēgoumenos) gives a command to attend a meeting in the village and someone is not present at the meeting, he shall be fined two silver drachmas payable to the association, except in the case that . . . one drachma. If the meeting is not at the usual place, he shall be fined four drachmas; and if it is in the metropolis, eight drachmas.
If any of the undersigned men is arrested for a debt up to the amount of one hundred silver drachmas, the association will stand surety for him for a period of sixty days. But if someone fails to pay his dues and does not pay some of the head tax or some of the expenses, Kronion shall have authority to exact a pledge from him, whether in the town square or in his house, and to hand over either him or his slaves.
Agreed that the undersigned men shall pay out of the common fund (koinon) to the above-mentioned estate on behalf of the above-mentioned Kronion the head tax for the coming fourth year of emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Agreed that they shall drink (i.e. hold a banquet) monthly on the days of the god Augustus, with the above mentioned Kronion supplying drink for the toasts, and everyone shall obey the leader (hēgoumenos).
If one of the leaders should die, or his father or mother or wife or child or brother or sister and any of the undersigned men does not defile himself (i.e. attend the funeral and encounter corpse impurity), he shall be fined four drachmas payable to the association. The one who is bereaved shall be feasted by the association (koinon) for one day. If anyone fails to pay his dues and likewise does not pay some of his contributions and expenses, the aforementioned leader is authorized to exact a pledge from him and hand him over as mentioned above.
(column 1) Kronion son of Herodes, leader, about 35 years old, with a scar on his left shin; Onnophris son of Nepheros, about 40 years old, with a scar on the left eyebrow; Psenkebkis son of Marres, about 38 years old, with a scar on his forehead to the left above the eyebrow; Panesneus son of Harmiusis, about 30 years old, with a scar on his right eyebrow; Sigeris son of Pakebkis, about 29 years old, with a scar on his forehead to the left by the temple; Pakebkis son of Sigeris, about 35 years old, with a scar on his left thumb; Sekonopis son of Papontos, who is also called Diodoros, about 32 years old, with a scar in the middle of his forehead; Anchious son of Anchious . . ., about 30 years old, with a scar on his right shin; Orseus the younger, son of Petermouthios, who is also called Kuberomnis, about 33 years old, with a scar on his left thumb; Papnebtunis son of Papnebtunis, about 33 years old, with a scar above his right cheek; Kronion son of Labesis, about 30 (?) years old, with a scar on his nose under the eyebrows; Eutychos son of Eutychos, son of Name. . ., about 30 years old, with a scar on his right thumb; Orseus son of Petesouchos, also called Ph. . ., about 50 years old, with a scar on his right forearm; Petesouchos son of Protos, also called Hermais, about 35 years old, with a scar on his right forearm; (column 2) Sisoeis son of Eutychos, the carpenter, about 38 years old, with a scar in the middle of his forehead; Labesis son of Labesis, about 35 years old, with scars on his forehead; Harmaeis son of Harmaeis, about 33 years old, with a scar on his left thumb; Komon son of Anchious, about 37 years old, with a scar on his forehead to the right; Orseus son of Papnebtunis, about 30 years old, with a scar on the little finger of his left hand; Hermas son of Anchious, about 33 years old, with a scar on his left knee; Orseus son of Haruotes, son of Nanas, about 34 years old, with a scar on the first finger of his left hand; Amaeis son of Marres, about 35 years old, with a scar on his left eyebrow; Horos son of Harmiusis, about 32 years old, with a scar on the first finger of his right hand; Papontos son of Papnebtunis, about 32 years old, with a scar on his left foot.
(2nd hand) I, Kronion son of Herodes, president, have cast my vote in favour, as has been indicated above.
(3th hand) I, Eutychos son of Eutychos, also called . . . . have cast my vote.
(back [verso])
Hand-written copy (chirograph) of Kronion, son of Herodion.
Translation by: Kloppenborg(recto, center) ἔτ[ο]υς τρίτου Τιβερί[ο]υ Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος μηνὸς Καισαρείου ἐπαγο̣μένων τρίτηι | ̣ ̣ ἐν Τεβτύνι τῆς Πολέμωνος μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτωὶ ὑ οἱπογεγραμμένοι ἄνδρες | τῶν ἀπὸ Τεβτύνεως ἀπολυσίμων οὐσίας Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος ἔδωξαν | ἑαυτοῖς κυνῇ γνώμῃ προχιρίσε τινὰ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρα ἀγαθώτατον καὶ ἐπιμελητὴν Κρονίωνα Ἡρώδου ἐπʼ ἐνιαυ||τὸν ἕνα ἀπὸ μηνὸς Σεβαστοῦ τοῦ ἰσιόντος τετάρτου ἔτους Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ, | Αὐτοκράτορος, τοῦ αὐτοῦ Κρονίωνος εἰσάγοντος τὰ δημόσια τῶν αὐτῶν ἀπολυσίμων λαογραφίας τε καὶ δαπανων | πασων τοῦ αὐτοῦ πλήθους. ἐὰν δὲ συνταγὴν δυ ὁ ἡγούμενος ἐπ[ὶ] μὲν κώμης καὶ μὴ παραγένηταί τις ζημιού|σθ̣ωι εἰς τὸ κυνὸν ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς δύο πλὴν ἀνατιλεωση ̣ ̣ ̣υ̣ δραχμὴν μίαν , ἐπὶ ξένης δραχμὰς τέσσα|ρα̣ς , ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς μητροπώλεως δραχμὰς ὀκτώι . ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων ἀνδρῶν παραδωιθῇ ἕως πρὸς || [ἀ]ργυρίου δραχμῶν ἑκατὸν εἱκανοδοθήσαιται ὑπὸ τοῦ κυνοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμέρας ἑξήκοντα . τὸν δὲ ἀδωσιδικοῦντα καὶ μὴ | π̣λ̣ημεροῦντά τι τῶν δημοσίων λαογραφίας ἠι καὶ δαπανῶν ἐξῖναι τῷ Κρονίωνι ἐνεχυράζιν αὐτοὺς ἔν τε τῆι | π̣λατέᾳ καὶ ἐν τα̣ῖ̣ς̣ οἰκίαις καὶ παραδιδόνε αὐτοὺς ἢ σώματα αὐτῶν· ἐφʼ ὧι δὲ ὑ οἱπογεγραμμένοι ἄνδρες διαγρά|[ψ]ο[υσιν] ἐκ το̣ῦ κυνο̣ῦ εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν οὐσιας ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ τοῦ προγεγραμμένου Κρονίωνος τὴν λαογραφίαν τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἰσιόν|[τ]ος τετάρτου ἔτους Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτο̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣· ἐφʼ ὧι δὲ πίοντε κατὰ μῆνα || ταῖς τ̣ο̣ῦ θ̣ε̣οῦ Σεβαστοῦ ἡμέραις τοῦ αὐτοῦ Κρονίωνος προεκφέροντος πόσιν προπώσεως καὶ πάντας ἐνακούειν τῶι αὐτῷ ἡγουμ̣έ̣ν̣ῳ̣. ἐὰν δέ τις κεφαλεωτὴς τελευτήσῃ <ἢ> πατὴρ ἢ μήτηρ ἢ γυνὴ ἠι τέκνον ἢ ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελ|φὴ καὶ μὴ μιαν̣θῇ τις τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων ἀνδρῶν ζημιούσθωι ὁ τοιοῦτος εἰς τὸ κυνὸν ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς | τέσσαρες καὶ εἱστιαθήσαιται ὁ παθινὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ κυνοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμέραν μίαν , τὸν δὲ ἀδωσιδικοῦντα καὶ μὴ πλημεροῦντά τι ὁμοίως κα[ὶ] τῶν | συμβολῶν καὶ δαπανῶν ἐξῖναι τῷ αὐτῷ ἡγουμένωι ἐνεχυράζιν καὶ || παραδιδόνε καθὼ̣ς πρόκιται.
(recto, column 1) Κρονίων Ἡρώδου ἡγο(ύμενος) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε οὐλ(ὴ) ἀντικ(νημίῳ) ἀριστερῶι | Ὀννόφρις Νεφερῶτος ὡς (ἐτῶν) μ οὐλ(ὴ) ὀφρύει ἀριστερᾷ | Ψενκῆβκις Μαρρήους ὡς (ἐτῶν) λη οὐλ(ὴ) μετόπῳ ἐξ ἀρ(ιστερῶν) ὑπὲρ ὀφρ(ύν) | Πανεσνεῦς Ἁρμιύσιος ὡς̣ [(ἐτῶν)] λ οὐλ(ὴ) ὀφρύει δεξιᾷ || Σιγῆρις Πακήβκιος ὡς (ἐτῶν) κθ οὐλ(ὴ) μετόπῳ ἐξ ἀρ(ιστερῶν) παρὰ κρότα̣(φον) | Πακῆβκις Σιγήρεως ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ̣ε οὐλ(ὴ) ἀντίχιρι ἀριστερῶι | Σεκονῶπις Παποντῶτος τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ κα̣ὶ Διοδώρο(υ) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λβ ο(ὐλὴ) μετο μέσῳ. | Ἀνχιοῦς Ἀνχιοῦτος ̣ε̣ρ ̣ε ̣ ὡ̣ς̣ (ἐτῶν) λ οὐλ(ὴ) ἀντικ(νημίῳ) δεξιῶι |Ὀρσεῦς β Πετερμούθιο(ς) το(ῦ) καὶ Κ̣υ̣βερόμνε̣(ως) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λγ οὐλ(ὴ) ἀντιχι ἀρ(ιστερῷ) || Παπνεβτῦνις Παπνεβ[τ]ύ[ν]ιο(ς) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λγ οὐλ(ὴ) ὑπὲρ μῆλο(ν) ἀριστε[ρ]ὸν | Κρονίων Λαβήσιος ὡ̣ς̣ [(ἐτῶν)] λ ο̣ὐλ(ὴ) ῥινὶ ὑπὸ μεσώφρουν | Εὔτυχο(ς) Εὐτύχο(υ) το(ῦ) ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ὡ̣ς̣ (ἐτῶν) λ οὐλ(ὴ) ἀτιχιρι δεξιῷ | Ὀρσεῦς Πετεσούχο(υ) τ̣ο[ῦ] Φ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ο̣υ̣ς ὡς (ἐτῶν) ν̣ οὐλ(ὴ) πήχι δεξιῷ | Πετεσοῦχο(ς) Πρώτο(υ) τ[ο(ῦ)] Ἑρ[μ]α[ίου] ὡ̣ς̣ (ἐτῶν) λε οὐλ(ὴ) πήχι δεξιῶι. ||
(recto, column 2) Σισώεις Εὐτύχο(υ) οἰκοδόμο(ς) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λθ οὐλ(ὴ) μετόπῳ μέσωι | Λαβῆσις Λαβήσεως ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε ουλαὶ μετόπωι | Ἁρμάεις Ἁρμάειος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λγ οὐλ(ὴ) ἀντίχιρι ἀριστερῷ | Κόμων Ἀνχιοῦτος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λζ οὐλ(ὴ) μετόπῳ ἐκ δεξιῶν | Ὀρσεῦς Παπνεβτύνεως ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ οὐλ(ὴ) δακτύλῳ μι(κρῷ) χ(ειρὸς) ἀρ(ιστερᾶς) || Ἑρμᾶς Ἀνχιοῦτος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λγ οὐλ(ὴ) γό(νατι) ἀρ(ιστερῷ) | Ὀρσεῦς Ἁρυώτου Νανᾶς ὡς (ἐτῶν) λδ οὐλ(ὴ) δακτύλῳ (πρώτῳ) χι ἀρ(ιστερᾶς) | Ἁμάεις Μαρρήους ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε οὐλ(ὴ) ὀφρύει ἀριστερᾷ | Ὧρος Ἁρμιύσιος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λβ οὐλ(ὴ) δακτύλῳ (πρώτῳ) χιρο δεξιᾶς | Παποντῶς Παπνεβτύνε(ως) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λβ οὐλ(ὴ) ποδὶ ἀριστερῷ. || (hand 2) Κρονίων Ἡρ[ώ]δου ἡγούμενος ἐψήφισμε καθὼς πρόκιται. | (hand 3) Εὔτυχος Εὐτύχου τοῦ [καὶ] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣πεου ἐψήφισμαι.
(verso) (hand 1) χιρογρ Κρονίωνο(ς) τοῦ Ἡρωδίωνος.
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