Tebtynis (Fayum region, Egypt — Pleiades map), 42 CE (after 28 August)
GRA III 210 =
PMich II 121, front, column 4, abstract 6
= Papyri.info TM 11964
= AGRW ID# 31196
Copenhagen Inventory info: 1272
Petheus son of Petheus, a weaver and Persian of the descent (epigonē), about 35 years old, with a scar on the right eyebrow, leader (hēgoumenos) and secretary (grammateus) of the weavers of the village of Kerkesoucha Orous in the division of Polemon for the current year, makes an acknowledgment to Papontos son of Herak . . . , about 36 years old, with a scar in the middle of the forehead; Harpa . . . son of Papontos, about 35 years old, with a scar on the left eyebrow; Ptollis (?) son of Ptollis, about 30 years old, with a scar on the left knee; Papontos son of Papontos, about 30 years old, with a scar on the left eyebrow; Ptollis son of Herak . . ., about 40 years old, with a scar on the left cheek, the 5 being weavers belonging to the synod (synodos) of those of the same village. He acknowledges that he, Petheus, the president (prostatēs), shall be obliged to pay 92 drachmas to those mentioned above in the month Kaisareios of the current year, for the price of beer. Signed: Alkimos, about 30 years old, with a scar on the left cheek. The rest in conformity.
(back side, column 3, line 1, recording the cost of preparing the document) 26th of Germanikos (= 21 May): Acknowledgement of Petheus to Papontos for 92 silver drachmas.
Translation by: Ryan J. Olfert and Kloppenborg (with modifications)ὁμολογ(εῖ) Πεθεῦς Πεθεῦτο(ς) γέρδ(ιος) (Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς) ὡς | (ἐτῶν) λε ο(ὐλὴ) ὀφρ(ύι) δε(ξιᾷ) ἡγούμενο(ς) γρ(αμματεὺς) γερδί(ων) | κώμη(ς) Κερκεσούχ(ων) Ὤρο(υς) τῆς (Πολέμωνος) μερίδ(ος) τοῦ | ἐνε(στῶτος) (ἔτους) Παποντ(ῶτι) Ἡρακ( ) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λϛ ο(ὐλὴ) || μετόπ(ῳ) (μετώπ(ῳ)) μέσωι <καὶ> Ἁρπα ̣ ̣ Παποντ(ῶτος) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε ο(ὐλὴ) | ὀφρ(ύι) ἀρ(ιστερᾷ) καὶ Πτό(λλιδι(?)) Πτόλλιδο(ς) ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ ο(ὐλὴ) | γό(νατι) ἀριστερ(ῷ) καὶ Παποντ(ῶτι) Παπ(οντῶτος) | ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ ο(ὐλὴ) ὀφρ(ύι) ἀρ(ιστερᾷ) καὶ Πτόλλιδ(ι) Ἡρακ(?) ὡς | (ἐτῶν) μ ο(ὐλὴ) μή(λῳ) ἀρ(ιστερῷ) τοῖς ε γερδ(ίοις) τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς || αὐτῆ(ς) κώμη(ς) συνόδο(υ) ἐπάναγκ(ον) ἀποδώσιν (ἀποδώσειν) Πεθεῦν | προσ[τάτη(ν)] τοῖς προγεγρ(αμμένοις) ἐν μηνὶ Καισαρείωι τοῦ | ἐνεστῶτο(ς) (ἔτους) (δραχμὰς) ϙβ αἵ εἰσιν τιμῆ(ς) ζυτικῆ(ς). | ὑπογρ(αφεὺς) Ἄλκιμος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ ο(ὐλὴ) μήλωι ἀριστ(ερῷ). τʼ ἄλλα | ἀκλούθ(ως) (ἀκολούθ(ως)).
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(μη(νὸς) Γερμανικείου κς) ὁμολ(ογία) Πεθεῦτο(ς) πρὸς Παποντῶ(τα) | ἀργυ(ρίου) (δραχμῶν) ϙβ.
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