Hire of ScribesDiogenes, Euporos, Mystes, Marion, Sarapion, Sabinus, Herakleides, Harpokration, and Heliodoros, all scribesAPISmichigan.apis.1422(MiU)1422p.mich.11.6030163;11;603p.mich;11;6031228112281P.Mich.inv. 140Contract by which nine scribes agree to prepare, for the two secretaries of Arsinoiton polis, copies of the population lists, in addition to other registers which were the object of previous agreements; these documents were drawn as records were completely revised on the base of the latest census, which had been ordered two years earlierLocation: Ann ArborPub. status: Recto; Verso is blankGreek1 papyrus ; 11 x 25 cmbadly damaged, mainly on the left side and in the lower half36Source of description: RectoFebruary 4, 134 A.D.Arsinoiton polis, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptDiogenes, grammateusEuporos, grammateusMystes = Mysthes, grammateusMarion, grammateusSarapion, grammateusSabinus, grammateusHerakleides, grammateusHarpokration, grammateusHeliodoros, grammateusMarion, grammateus metropoleosHerodes, grammateus metropoleosHadrianus, Emperor
perhaps Arsinoiton polis, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent.EnglishGreekmetropolis (Arsinoiton polis)AdministrationCensusProfessionScribeTaxation (persons)Tax collectionUtensilWritingDocumentaryPapyrus
Diogenes, Euporos, Mystes, Marion, Sarapion, Sabinus, Herakleides, Harpokration, and Heliodoros, the 9 scribes, to Marion and Herodes, secretaries of the metropolis, greetings.;Whereas we agreed with you, apart from the house-by-house registration, to draw up single copies of the population lists arranged person-by-person, lists of katoikoi, and lists of minors and of those excluded from the tax estimate; now also we have agreed to draw up single copies of population lists in summary for the same 18th year of Hadrian Caesar the lord, with you supplying whatever records of the 17th year we require for the compilation, on condition that once you receive the copies of the above-stated documents we shall not be detained(?) further for any purpose whatsoever. The transport and cost of the clean papyrus and the official deposition are to be incumbent on you, Marion, and yoru partner. We have received forthwith the salary agreed upon for the summary lists, as above stated, and the contracts we hold from each other are to remain valid. We have prepared this cheirograph in two copies. I, Diogenes, wrote this document.;(2nd hand) I, [Euporos], have agreed as stated.;(3rd hand) I, Sabinus, have agreed as stated.;(4th hand) I, Marion, have agreed as stated.;(5th hand) I, Mysthes, have agreed as stated.;(6th hand) I, Herakleides, have agreed as stated.;(7th hand) I, Sarapion, have agreed as stated.;(8th hand) I, Harpokration, have agreed as stated.;(9th hand) I, Heliodoros, have agreed as stated.;(10th hand) [Year 18] of Hadrianus the lord, Mecheir 10.
Shelton JC, PMich XI, 603, 1971, pl. I -- BL VII, 115 (l. 18); BL VIII, 216 (l. 36); BL XI, 132 (bibliography) Zingale LM, La vita privata e la vita pubblica, 14, 1992P.Mich.:11:603