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Title Contract with Castanet Dancers
Publications P.Corn. 9
More in series P.Corn.
SB III 6945
Sel. Pap. I 20
C.Pap. Hengstl 94
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries VIII 89; IX 63; X 43; XII 56
Translations Metzger, Nachrichten aus dem Wüstensand (1974), Nr. 56; Drexhage - Konen - Ruffing, Wirtschaft (2002), S. 272f., M 64.; Johnson, Roman Egypt (1936), S. 300, Nr. 188; Lewis, Life in Egypt (1983), S. 67; Rowlandson, Women and Society (1998), 216.; Schubert, Vivre en Égypte (2000), S. 154-155, Nr. 50.; Pap. Lup. 11, 2002, S. 161
Origin Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
More from Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Material Papyrus
Date 14. Apr. 206 (Monat und Tag unsicher)
More from the period between 206 CE and 207 CE
Commentary Zur Datierung vgl. BL X, S. 43. Neudruck: Pap. Lup. 11, 2002, S. 160f.
Print Illustrations Plate V, S. 57
Subjects Vertrag; Arbeit; Tänzerinnen (Kastagnetten)
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1248...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 10609 [source]

Publications P. Cornell 9 (Westermann, William Linn / Kraemer, Casper J. Jr.; 1926) = SB 3 6945 (Bilabel, Friedrich / ; 1927) = Sel. Pap. 1 20 (Hunt, Arthur S. / Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1932) = Hengstl, Griechische Papyri 94 (Hengstl, Joachim / ; 1978) = Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JEA) 10 (1924), p. 134- (Westermann, William Linn / ; 1924)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. Cornell II 26
Date AD 206 Apr 14?
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[found & written]
People mentioned people
Places mentioned places

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1248 [xml]

Title Contract with castanet dancers
Author Artemisia
Summary A cheirographon contact (letter-contract type). Artemisia hires Isidora and two other castanet dancers to perform at a festival at her house at Philadelpheia. She will be paid 36 drachmai per day, plus 4 artabai of barley and 24 pairs of bread loaves.
Citations Select Papyri I, 20;;Papyrological Primer 52;;Vandoni, Feste, 20;;Hengstl, Griechische papyri aus Aegypten, 94 Westermann WL, JEA 10, 134-144, 1924 -- SB III 6945 -- BL II.2, 47 on line 5 Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn, 9, 1926, Pl p57
SB.:3:6945
Inv. Id P.Corn. Inv. II 26
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 20.2 x 8.8 cm
Condition The papyrus is broken off at the bottom, but only the lower margin has been lost. At the points where the papyrus was folded it is damaged and a few letters are lost. On the back there are five patches (small long strips) of papyrus for keeeping the three vertical strips of the papyrus together. Ancient or modern repairs?
Lines 23 lines
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands Upper and left margin c. 1.2 cm.Between the many body of the contract and the dating formula at the end there is a space of c. 3.5 cm left blank
Origin Philadelphia, village of the the Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite nome, Egypt
More from Philadelphia, village of the the Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite nome, Egypt
Language Greek
Date 14 April, A.D. 206
More from the period between 206 CE and 207 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank
Subjects Philadelphia, village of the the Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite nome; Music, Greek and Roman.; Dancers--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city); Musicians��� contracts--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city); Festivals--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city); Castanets--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city); Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Isidora; Artemisia, from the village Philadelpheia
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.corn.9 [xml]

AD 206 Philadelphia
[Reprinted from: sb.3.6945] SB3,6945

Ἰσιδώρᾳ κροταλι[στ]ρίᾳ
παρὰ̣ Ἀρτ[ε]μ̣ι̣[σί]ης ἀπὸ κώ-
μης Φιλαδελφείας. βούλομαι
παρ[α]λαβεῖν σε σὺν ἑτέ̣ραις κρο-
5ταλ[ισ]τρίαις β λιτουργησασαι(*)
παρʼ ἡμῖν ἐπὶ ἡμ[έρ]ας ἓξ ἀπὸ
τῆς κδ τοῦ Παῦ[ν]ι μηνὸς κατʼ ἀρ-
χαί̣ους, λαμβαν[ό]ντων ὑμῶν
ὑ(*)πὲρ μισθοῦ καθʼ [ἡμ]έραν ἑκάσ-
10την (δραχμὰς) λϛ καὶ ὑ[πὲ]ρ̣ πασῶ̣ν̣ τῶ̣ν
ἡμε[ρ]ῶν κριθῆς [(ἀρτάβας)] δ καὶ ἄρ-
των ζεύγη κ, ὅσ[α]δὲ ἐὰν κα-
τενέγκηται(*) ἰμά[τ]ια ἢ χρυσᾶ
κόσμια, ταῦτα σ[ῶ]α παραφυ-
15λάξο̣μεν, παρ[εξ]όμεθα δὲ
ὑμῖν κατερχομέ[νο]ις ὄνους
δύο καὶ ἀνερχο[μ]ένοις
τοὺς ἴσους.
ἔτους ιδ Λουκίου Σεπτι[μ]ίου Σεουήρου
20Εὐσεβοῦς Περτίνακος [καὶ] Μάρκου
Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνί[νο]υ Ε̣ὐ̣σ̣ε̣βοῦς
Σεβαστῶν καὶ Που[βλί]ου Σεπτιμίου
Γέτα Καίσαρος Σεβ[αστο]ῦ̣. Παῦ[ν]ι ιϛ̣.

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APIS Translation (English)

To Isidora, castanet dancer, from Artemisia of the village of Philadelphia. I wish to engage you with two other castanet dancers to perform at the festival at my house for six days beginning with the 24th of the month Payni according to the old calendar, you to receive as pay 36 dtacmai for each day, and for the entire period 4 artabai of barley and 20 pairs of bread loaves; and whatsoever garments or gold ornaments you may bring down, we will guard these safely; and we will furnish you with two donkeys when you come down to us and a like number when you go back to the city. ;Year 14 of Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius, Augusti, and Publius Septimius Geta Caesar Augustus, Payni 16.