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Title acknowledgment
Author Pyew
Summary Pyew of the district of Eshmunain writes an acknowledgment of a debt of twenty (?) sextariiof wine to Apa John . . . and Apollo of the same district.
Citations Husselman EM-Worrell WH, PMich Coptic III, 21, 1942, Pl VII
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 6863
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 25 (?) x 11.5 cm.
Condition This light-brown papyrus is regularly cut off at all four sides. A large section in the left middle of the papyrus is missing, and only a long, narrow strip which appears to have been glued on later binds the two sections together. (TC) 11-13 letters appear to be missing in the lacuna which may be filled out by reference to similar documents in Rylands Catalogue and BMC.
Lines 1-11
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto + Verso
Hands Somewhat like BMC no. 490 of 936 (?) A.D.
Origin unknown
More from unknown
Language Coptic
Date Xth century A.D.
More from the period between 900 CE and 999 CE
Note (general) Sarah J. Clackson; 8/14/02
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto + Verso
Note (related) -
Subjects district of Eshmunain;;Pamoun; Receipts (Acknowledgments)--Egypt.; Letter; Signatures (Writing); Debtor and creditor--Egypt.; Papyrus; documentary
Associated Names Pyew; Apa John; Apollo
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License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

"I, Pyew, . . . . . . . . . . . . in the district of Eshmunain, writing to Apa John . . . . . . . . . . . . and Apollo in the same district, do write: I owe [you twenty (?)] sextarii of wine at the vat of the place of Pamoun [without any am]biguity. And I am ready to give them to you [without change or altera]tion, and to take of them for you (any that are) sour (?) or inactive (?), not later than Pa[one of the eighth in]diction year. And if I deceive you I am ready to (give them to you (?) without judgmen)t, without law, without any ambiguity. I, Pyew, I [agree to this docu]ment according to the manner in which I write. I, Phib, the so[n of . . . . . . . . . . I] am witness to this document. I, Joseph, the [son of . . . . . . . .I am] witness. Written Choiak 9th, of the eigth indiction year."