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2859.RECEIPTFORRENTONAPALMGROVE P.13882 27,37,2cm 28Nov27DecA.D.239 PlateXXIII Philadelphia

Thisreceiptiswrittenalongthefibersofasinglerectangularsheetofpapyrus.Thepapyrusisingoodcondition,asthetextismostlypreservedexceptinafewplaceswhere it has been partially effaced. The receipt is written with a single cursivehand,whichforthemostpartisclearandregular.Theleftmarginofthetextisuniformlyindented1cmfromtheleftedgeofthepapyrus,whereastherightmarginrunsuptotheedgeoftherightsideofthepapyrus.Thereisnowritingontheback.

Thereceipt is forthepaymentofthe()onapalmgrovetotalingthreearouraenearthevillageofPhiladelphiaintheArsinoite.ThereceiptisissuedbyanindividualbearingthenameAureliusAsassonofPsamisandhiscolleagues () who are collectively identified as the praktores argurikn ofPhiladelphia.Similarreceiptsinclude:O.Mich.I126(AD219/220or223/24);SBVI9431(28FebAD193);P.Fay.60(17NovAD149).InthereceiptthepraktoresarguriknacknowledgethattheyhavereceivedpaymentfromacertainDiogenessonofTourbon,anindividualwhoalsoappearsinotherdocumentsfromthirdcenturyPhiladelphia(seenote34),intheamountof80drachmae.

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6l. 1.Thenameisnotverycommonasitonlyoccursinahand

fuloflaterdocuments:BGUII608.2.6(AD342or1sthalfVcent.);BGUI29.1(=SPPIII2 117) (AD VIVII). On the other hand the name (or ) is morecommonasit isattestedmorethanadozentimes,primarily intheearlierpartofthefirstcenturyADandprimarilyindocumentsfromPhiladelphia.

2 . Liturgical officers who oversaw the collection of awide variety of cash revenues. See Oertel, Liturgie, 195204; Wallace, Taxation,304305;Capponi,AugustanEgypt,124129.

34 [] | . This individual is attested in nine otherdocuments fromPhiladelphia fromthe third century.He first appears inBGUVII1658 (28 Sept 27 Oct AD 234) in a receipt concerning the repayment of 160drachmae.Hethenreappearsinthepresentdocument(AD239)followedbyBGUVII1665(18JuneAD248),areceiptoveralandagreementwhereheandanotherindividual, both ofwhom are designated as farmers (ll. 34, ), paid 24artabae for rent. He then appears in BGUVII 1587 (3Oct AD 258), a receipt formoneytaxes,andtheninBGU1610(4OctAD259),areceipt issuedbythedekaprotoiofPhiladelphia.InBGUVII1611(15SeptAD283)hiswife,whoisidentifiedbyhisnameandwhomaywellbeawidowatthispoint,isissuedareceiptfromthegranaryatPhiladelphia.HealsoappearsinfourotherdocumentsfromPhiladelphiathatlackspecificdates:BGUVII1646(III):OffertoleaseaGranary;BGUVII1659(III): Receipt for Loan; BGU VII 1697 (III) (ostracon) and BGU VII 1699 (III)(ostracon)thatbothconcerngraintransport.

7()().Theterminationof()isnotcompletelycertainasthetextispartiallyeffacedneartheendoftheword.Nevertheless,inmyopinion this reading is tobepreferred to since it seems that there is asuperscriptomicronwithadownwardstrokeindicatinganabbreviationsimilartowhatiswritteninl.1with[]().Inthetwosimilarreceiptsthatmentionthe , SB VI 9431.2 ( ()) and O.Mich. I 126.3 ([()]),theeditorshaveassumedthattheabbreviationmustbe();however,inlightofthepresentreadingitmaybewonderedwhethertheabbreviationcouldalsobe()?InP.Tebt.III.1815Fr.5recto,42(223221BC),whichsharesa similargrammatical constructionwithSBVI9431.2andO.Mich. I126.3,withoutanabbreviation isattested.Nevertheless, therearenumerousexampleswhereiswrittenoutinfullwithoutabbreviation.The3arouras referred tohere represent thecombinedareaof thegrovementionedinthepapyrusatll.89.

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78 |.Thetopos isotherwiseunattested.However, inP.Ross.Georg. V 58.78 (early AD III) fromPhiladelphia a ismentionedandcouldwellbethesametopos.P.Cair.Isid.99.9(=SBVI9171;29AugAD297) a land lease fromKaranismentions a toposnamed but it is unlikelythatthisisanalternativeformof.

910() | .While thenameof the topos around thevillage is somewhat unusual there are many examples in papyri of the Romanperiodwherethenameofatoposismentionedrightaftertheparticiple,e.g.P.Fam.Tebt.44.45(10NovAD189);M.Chr.316.19(21FebAD194);P.Oxy.XII1502verso,5(c.AD260);P.Col.VII181.7(18OctAD342).

1213 () | . A of eighty drachmae perannumonlandtotaling3arouraeassumesarateofapproximately27drachmaeanaroura.Unfortunately,therearerelativelyfewcontemporaneousreceiptsforpalmgrovestocomparethisrate.InSBVI9431,areceiptforthe(l.2)()inKaranis,itisreportedthatthewas12drachmaebutdoesnotmentionthesizeof thepalmgrove.Similarly, inO.Mich. I126 (AD219/220or223/24),a receiptissuedbythepraktorarguriknofTebtynisforthe(l.3)[()],itstatesthatthechargewas32drachmaebutdoesnotspecifythesizeofthegrove.

1720() K[]|[]| |.ThisregnalformulaiscommonforthethirdyearofGordiansreign:O.Wilck.1592.23;P.Fay.63.14;P.Flor. I21.1920;P.Mich.XI620.20102; 25758; P.Oxy. XII 1549.1.1822; P.Oxy. XLI 2977.5154; P.Oxy. LXI4117.2224.

TranslationAureliusAsassonofPsamisandhiscolleagues,praktoresarguriknofthevillageofPhiladelphia,toAureliusDiogenessonofTourbonfromthesamevillage,greeting.Youhavepaidtoustherentonthepalmgrovefor3arourasthatyouharvested,intheplaceKalika2arourasandinanotherplacecalledaroundthevillage1aroura,forthepresentthirdyearfromtheproduceofthepastsecondyear,eightydrachmaeofsilver,total80drachmae.AureliusAsasaboutthirtyyearsoldwithamarkonthefrontofhisrightleg.YearthreeofEmperorCaesarMarcusAntoniusGordianusPiusFelixAugustus,Choiak.LincolnBlumell BrighamYoungUniversity,Provo

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