Declaration by Camel Herders (135-136 CE)

Karanis (Fayum region, Egypt — Pleiades map), 135-136 CE
GRA III 232 = PMich IX 543 = BL VIII 215 = BL IX 162 = Papyri.info TM 12036 = AGRW ID# 31382

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Papyrus (14.7 x 12.2 cm). Now in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Library (P. 5895).

To Archias, commander (stratēgos) of the division of Herakleides in the Arsinoite district (nome).

I, Dioskoros son of Name . . . son of Phaesis of the village of Karanis, a camel herder (kamēlotrophos) of the same village, swear by the fortune of emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus that I have registered 55 adult camels in this village, making 55 and 16 colts, making in total 72 camels, of which the owners are: Aphrodisos son of Ptolemaios: 4 camels; Dioskoros son of Name. . .: 6 camels, 2 colts; Kronion son of Name . . .: 8 camels and 2 colts; Atres son of Petesouchos: 2 camels; Horion son of Name: . . .; Name son of Name: 5 camels and 1 colt; Name son of Name . . .: 10 camels and 4 colts; Ptolemaios son of Name . . .: 2 camels . . . (remainder lost)

Translation by: Kloppenborg

Ἀρχίᾳ στρ(ατηγῷ) Ἀρσι(νοίτου) Ἡρακ(λείδου) μερίδος | Διόσκ[ορος Μ ̣ ̣ ̣]νος τοῦ Φαήσεως (Φαήσιος) ἀπὸ κώμης | Καρανίδ[ος καμ]ηλοτρό<φο>ς τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης | ὀμνύω τὴ[ν Αὐ]τοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ || Ἁδριανοῦ Σ[ε]βαστοῦ τύχην εἶναι (ἀ̣π̣ο̣γρ(άφεσθαι)) καμήλους | [ἐ]ν̣ τῇ κ̣ώ̣[μῃ] τελίους (τελείους) πεντήκοντα πέν|τε γί(νονται) ν̣θ̣ (ν̣ε̣), πώλ(ους) ιγ (ιϛ) γί(νονται) ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κάμηλ(οι) ο̣β̣ (ξ̣η̣), | ὧ̣ν τ̣ὸ̣ κ̣α̣τ̣᾽ ἄ̣ν̣δ̣ρ̣α̣ (πρω)· | Ἀφροδ(ίσιος) Πτολ(εμαίου) κάμηλ(οι) δ || Διόσκ(ορος) Μ[ ̣ ̣]( ) κάμηλ(οι) ϛ πῶλ(οι) β | Κρ̣ο̣ν(ίων) [ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣( ) κάμηλ(οι) η πῶλ(οι) β | Ἁτρ̣ῆ̣(ς) [Πε]τεσούχο(υ) κάμηλ(οι) β | Ὡρ[ί(ων) ̣ ̣] ̣ου κάμηλ(οι) ε | ̣ ̣δ[ -ca.?- ] κάμηλ(οι) ε πῶλ(ος) α || Ἀνθ[ -ca.?- ] κάμηλ(οι) ι πῶλ(οι) δ | Π̣τ̣ολ(εμαῖος) [ -ca.?- κ]άμηλ(οι) β | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --.

Item added: April 30, 2020
Item modified: April 30, 2020
ID number: 31382
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Category: 6) Egypt, b) Fayum / Arsinoites district, Civic official, f) 2nd century CE, f) Occupational guild (excluding those below), Member (or leader) of the group, Papyrus document

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