Soknopaiou Nesos (Fayum region, Egypt — Pleiades map), before 85 CE (10 Aug)
GRA III 224 =
PStras V 341
= Papyri.info TM 13282
= AGRW ID# 31370
Copenhagen Inventory info: 1968
Papyrus (26.5 x 7.5 cm). Now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Strasbourg (P. gr. 1137).
Harpochas son of Mysthas, about 30 years old with a scar on the right . . . Stotoetis son of Nechthnebis, about 56 years old with a scar between his eyebrows; Horos son of Paous, about 30 years old with a scar on his right cheek.
Harpochras son of Mysthas . . . of Kerkesoucha to Stotoetis son of Nechhnebis and Horos son of Paous, the two elders (presbyteroi) of the synod (synodos) of priests (hiereis) of Soknopaios the great great god. They (Stotoetis and Horos) will provide Harpochras with the rooms and . . . the two engaging in service who are gathered around Stotoetis for four days, which is from the 17th of the month of Kaisarios of the current 4th year of emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus . . . . Stotoetis and Horos will pay to Harpochras . . . 90 silver drachmas without any delay or quibbling. They will take care . . . instruments and the other . . . and they will . . . take (?) them from Kerkesousa to the island on three donkeys and deliver them back to Kerkesoucha on three donkeys. If anyone violates this agreement he shall pay a penalty of 100 silver drachmas and pay to the public treasury the same amount. . .
Name, about 36 years with a scar on between his eyes; Stotoetis son of Apynchos, about 61 years with a scar on his left forearm.
(Second hand) Harpochras son of Mysthas . . . who is performing service for four days, from the 17th of the month of Kaisarios, as indicated above. Soterichos son of Apollonios wrote this for him because he is illiterate.
(Third hand) We, Stotoetis son of Nechthenbis and Horos son of Paous, will pay the 90 drachmas mentioned above . . . Name wrote this for them because they are illiterate.
Translation by: Kloppenborg
[Ἁρπο]χρᾶς Μύσθου ὡ̣(ς) (ἐτῶν) λ̣ [οὐ]λ(ὴ) ̣ ̣ι ἀριστ(ερ ) | Στοτοῆ̣τ̣ις Νεσθνή(φεως) ὡ(ς) (ἐτῶν) νϛ οὐλ̣(ὴ) μετώ̣π(ῳ) μ̣έ̣(σ)ῳ | [Ὧρο]ς [Π]α̣οῦτ̣(ος) ὡ(ς) (ἐτῶν) λ [ οὐλ(ὴ) μή]λ(ωι) [δ]ε̣ξιῶι | [Ἁρ]π̣οχρᾶς Μύσθου [ ̣ ̣ ̣]η[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ς τῶν̣ ἀπὸ || [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ς Κερκεσού̣[χων] Σ̣[τοτο]ῆ̣τ[ι] Νεσ|[θ]νήφ[ε]ω̣ς καὶ Ὥρωι Παοῦτ̣[ος] τοῖς δυσὶ | [πρεσ]βυ̣τέροις \συνόδου/ ἱερέων Σοκνοπαίου θε|[οῦ μεγά]λ̣ο̣υ̣ μεγάλου παρέξεσθαι τὸν | [Ἁρπ]οχρᾶν σ̣[ὺ]ν τοῖς ἐ̣π̣αύλο̣ις καὶ ὀρ||[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣οι̣ς δυ̣σὶ λ̣ε̣[ιτου]ργ[ουν]τος (λε[ιτου]ργ[ήσο]υσι) τῇ τ̣ῶ̣(ν) | [πε]ρὶ τὸν Στοτοῆτις (Στοτοῆτιν) ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ἐφʼ ἡμέ|[ρας] τέσσαρε̣ς (τέσσαρας) <τοῦτʼ> ἐστι ἀπὸ ἑπτα[κα]ιδεκάτη[ς] | τοῦ Καισαρεί[ο]υ̣ μηνὸς το̣ῦ̣ [ἐ]νεστῶ|[το]ς δ (ἔτους) Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος || [Δ]ο̣μ̣ι̣[τια]ν̣[οῦ] Σεβαστοῦ Γερμ[αν]ι̣[κο]ῦ | [ἐ]πάναγκ ̣[ ̣ ̣ δ]ὲ τὸν Σ̣τ̣ο̣τ̣[οῆ]τιν καὶ | [Ὧρ]ο̣ν̣ ἀ[π]ο[δοῦ]ν̣αι [τῷ] Ἁ̣[ρπ]ο̣χρᾶτι | [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣]ουσ ̣ ̣ ̣ω | [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἀργυρίου δρ[α]χμὰς ἐν[εν]ή̣||[κοντα] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἄνευ πάσης ὑπερθέσε|[ως καὶ εὑρ]η̣σ̣ιλ[ογ]ί̣ας καὶ ποιήσουσ̣ι̣ν τῇ | ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ἐπιμέ̣λ̣ε̣ι̣αν καὶ φ[ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ς | ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ηρησιν ἐργαλε͂α (ἐργαλεῖα) καὶ τὰ ἄλλα | ἀπ ̣ ̣ ̣θήσονται δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ Κερκε||σούχ̣ω̣(ν) εἰς τὴν νῆσον ἐν ὄνοις | τ̣ρ̣ι̣σ[ὶ] καὶ ἀποκατήσουσιν (ἀποκατ<αστ>ήσουσιν) αὐτοὺς | τ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣]ως εἰς Κερκεσοῦχα ἐ̣ν̣ ὄνοις | τρισ[ί] . ἐὰν δέ τις αὐτῶν παραβῇ | [δ]ώσι ([δ]ώσει) τῷ ἐνμένοντι ἐπίτιμο[ν] || [ἀρ]γυρίου δραχμὰς ἑκατὸν καὶ εἰς | [τὸ δ]ημόσιον τὰς ἴσας ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣α ̣ ̣ | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] (ἐτῶν) λγ | [ο]ὐλ̣(ὴ) [με]τώπῳ μέσωι [Σ]τοτοῆτις | Ἀπύ[γ]χεως (ὡς ἐτῶν) ξα οὐλ(ὴ) πήχ(ει) ἀριστ(ερῷ) || (hand 2) Ἁ̣ρ̣ποχρᾶς Μύ̣[σθου ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]α̣ι τὰς ἡμέ|ρας τέσσαρος (τέσσαρας) λιτ[ου]ργήσα̣ς̣ (λειτ[ου]ργήσας)ἀπὸ ἑπτα|καιδεκατηι (ἑπτα|καιδεκάτη) τοῦ Καισαρείο̣υ μηνὸς | καθὼς πρόκιται. ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ | [Σω]τήριχος Ἀπ[ολλ]ωνίου δ[ι]ὰ τὸ μὴ εἰδέ||[ναι αὐ]τὸν γ[ράμματα (hand 3) Στοτοῆ]τις | [Ν]εσθνηφις ([Ν]εσθνήφιος) καὶ Ὧρ[ο]ς Παουτ (Παοῦτος) | ἀποδώσομεν τους (τὰς) προκεμ|μεν[ο]υς (προκει|μένας) ἀργ[υρ]ί[ου δρ]αχμὰς ἐνε|[νή]κοντα ε[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣]σ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ται || ἔ̣γ[ρ]α[ψ]εν ὑπ[ὲρ αὐτ]ῶ̣ν̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ | ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ες ̣[- ca.9 -] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ | [ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣το̣υ̣
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