Unknown (Unknown, Egypt), 182 or 158 BCE
GRA III 286 =
Martinez and Williams, "Records of Loan Receipts from a Guild Association," ZPE 118 (1997), 259-63
= SB XXIV 16296
= Papyri.info TM 79429
= AGRW ID# 25340
Copenhagen Inventory info: 1505
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Menestheus son of Chares to Herakles, leader of the people (demosiarchēs), greetings. I agree that I have received . . . from the (?) . . . common funds 5 talents and 5000 copper drachmas . . ., which I will pay back to you in the month of Mesore in the 23rd year, and if I do not pay it back, you may seize me without responsibility in any way you see fit. Farewell. . . Phamenoth (?) . . .
Asklepiades son of Kasas to Herakles, leader of the people, greetings. I agree that I have received from the common funds 3000 copper drachmas . . . (?) 93, and 3 obols, which I will pay back in the month of Mesore in the 23rd year, and if I do not pay it back, you may seize me without responsibility in any way you see fit. Farewell. Phamenoth . . .
Xenikos to Herakles, leader of the people, greetings. I have received from the common funds 859 copper drachmas and 3 obols, which I will pay back in the month of Mesore in the 23rd year and I will do as above written. Farewell. Phamenoth . . .
Translation by: Harland{hand 2} Μενε̣σ̣θ̣ε̣ὺς Χάρητος Ἡ̣ρ̣ακλεῖ δ̣ειμ̣ο̣σ̣ιάρχωι̣ χ̣α̣ί̣ρ̣ε̣ι̣ν. [Ὁ]μ̣ολογῶ ἔχε[ιν ἀπὸ τῶν] | κοινῶν χρη̣μ̣ά̣των χ̣α̣λ̣κ̣ο̣ῦ̣ τάλαντα ε̣ κα̣ὶ̣ δραχμ̣ὰ̣ς̣ π̣εν̣τακισχ̣[ιλίας ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣,] || ἃς ἀποδώσω σοι ἐ̣μ μη̣ν̣ὶ̣ Μεσορε̣ὶ τοῦ τρίτου καὶ αἰκοστοῦ ἔτο̣υς· [ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀπο]|δῶ, ἐξέστα̣ι̣ σοι ἐνεχυράζε̣ιν με παντὶ τρόπωι ᾧ ἐὰν αἱ̣ρεῖ ἀν[υπευθύνωι] ὄντι | Ἔρρωσο (?) Φαμενώθ̣. |
{hand 2} Ἀσκληπιάδης Κασ̣ᾶ̣τ̣ο̣ς̣ Ἡρακλῇ {κ̣λ̣ῇ̣} δ̣η̣μ̣ο̣σ{ο̣}ι̣ά̣ρ̣χ̣ω̣ι̣ χ̣α̣ί̣ρ̣ε̣ι̣[ν. Ὁμολογῶ ἔχειν] || ἀπὸ τῶν κ[ο]ι̣νῶν χρη̣μάτων χαλκοῦ δραχμ̣ὰ̣ς̣ τρισχιλία[ς - ca.15 -] | ἐνεα̣ήκ̣[ο]ν̣τα τρεῖς τριώβολον, ἃ̣ς ἀποδώσω ἐν̣ μ̣ηνὶ Μεσορ[ὴ τοῦ τρίτου] | καὶ ει0κο̣στοῦ ἔτο̣υ̣ς̣. Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ̣ [ἀπο]δῶ, ἐξ̣έ̣σ̣ται σ̣οι ἐνεχ[υράζειν με] | παντ̣ὶ̣ τ̣ρόπ<ωι> ὧι ἂν{ν} αἱρεῖ, ὄντι ἀ̣νυπευθ̣ύ̣ν̣(ωι). Ἔρρωσο. [Φαμενώθ.] |
Ξενικὸς Ἡρακλεῖ δημ̣οσιάρχῳ χ̣[αί]ρ̣ε̣ι̣ν. ἤχω ἀπὸ τῶν κοινῶ̣[ν χρημάτων] || χ̣αλκοῦ δραχνὰς ὀκτακοσ̣ίας π̣αν̣τήκοντα ἐνν̣έ̣α τριώ̣β̣ο̣[λον, ἃς ἀποδώσω] ἐν νηνὶ νε̣[σ]ορὴ τοῦ τρίτου καὶ εἰγοστο̣ῦ ἔτ̣ου<ς> {ετου} καὶ ποι[ήσω καθότι προ]|γέγραπτ̣αι. Ἔ̣ρρωσ{σ}ο̣ Φαμ[ενώθ.]
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