Salary ReceiptSamous son of AmenneusAPISmichigan.apis.1862(MiU)186218351835p.zen.pestm;;4P.Mich.inv. 3199Receipt for money paid to Samous son of Amenneus for clearing away the brushwood on an aroura of land yet uncultivated (see the introd. to Pap.Lugd.Bat. XX, 2)The clay sealing is an impression of an Egyptian seal, probably a scarab, representing Ptah squatting to left on a basket; above his knees an indistinct cartouche, perhaps Men-kheper-Re.Location: Ann ArborPub. status: Recto + Versoarchive of Panakestor (Zenon archive)Greek and Demotic1 papyrus ; 11 x 13.7 cmnearly complete, damaged on the left side. - The clay sealing (see note) is now preserved separatelyRecto, Greek - 7 + 6;;Recto, Demotic - 2;;Verso, Demotic - 1Source of description: Recto + VersoOctober 12, 257 B.C.Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, EgyptPtolemaios (II), son of Ptolemaios Soter, basileusSamous son of Amenneus (see Pros.Ptol. IV 10453)Panakestor (son of Antipatros), ho par&aposApolloniou (see Pros.Ptol. I 100 + add.)Apollonios (dioiketes) (see Pros. Ptol. I 16 + add.)
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(Recto);;(scriptura interior, originally sealed);;In the 29th year of the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy Soter, Mesore 23. Samous, son of Amenneus, acknowledges that he has received from Panakestor the agent of Apollonios, for cutting and burning the brushwood on 1 aroura, 2 drachmai, 3 obols.;;(scriptura exterior, not sealed);;In the 29th year of the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy Soter, Mesore 23. Samous, son of Amenneus, acknowledges that he has received from Panakestor tthe agent of Apollonios, fo rcutting and burning the brushwood on 1 aroura, 2 drachmai, 3 obols.;(Demotic) Year 28, 4th month of the summer season (smw), 22nd day. Samous, son of Amenneus, has said to Panakestor: "You have given to me 1 1/4 kite of silver - its half is 1/2 1/10 1/60 1/120 kite of silver, (equals) 1 1/4 kite of silver again - ;;(Demotic continued on Verso);;(for the) work of cutting the wood in a part of the land of Apollonios." Written.
Rep Editor - Pestman PW; Rep Ser. - Pap.Lugd.Bat. XX; 1980; No. 4 and pl. IV-V Spiegelberg W, Die demotischen Urkunden des Zenon-Archivs (P.Zenon dem.), 16, 1929, pl. 8 (demotic only) Edgar CC, PMich I, 25, 1931