DDbDP transcription: p.oxy.4.731 [xml]
AD 8-9 Oxyrhynchus
1σ̣υμ̣[- ca.20 -]η̣ καὶ ο[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
σιοις [τ]ο̣ῦ̣ ἐνάτου καὶ τριακοσ[το]ῦ ἔτο[υ]ς Καί-
σαρος μέχρι Θωὺθ τοῦ τρι[α]κοστοῦ(*) ἔτους
Καίσαρος ἐφʼ ᾧ λιτουργήσω(*) ὑμεῖν(*) κατὰ μῆ-
5να ἐνάτῃ καὶ δεκάτῃ καὶ Εἰσίοις ἡμέρας
δύο καὶ τοῖς ἄστροις Ἥρας τρῖς(*) , καὶ ἐφʼ ᾧ ἐάν
μου χρήαν(*) ἔχητε παρʼ ἡμέραν δώσε-
τέ μοι ἀργυ(ρίου) (δραχμὴν) μίαν ὀβολοὺς δύο , μισθοῦ τοῦ
ἑσταμέ[ν]ου τὸ ἔτος ἀργυ(ρίου) (δραχμὰς) τεσσαράκον-
10τα , ἐφʼ ᾧ [δ]ώσετέ μοι κατʼ ὀψώνιον ἀργυ(ρίου)
δραχμ[ὰς δεκ]α̣τρῖς(*) δύο ὀβολούς. ἧς ἡ-
μέρας η̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε̣ ἀργ[ή]σω ἐ[κτ]ίσω(*) ἀργυ(ρίου) δραχμὴν μί-
αν δύο ὀβ[ολού]ς. ἡ ὁ̣μ̣ομολογία(*) τῆς {α} πα-
ραμονῆς ἥδε κυρία ἔ[στω πανταχῇ ἐπιφερο-]
15μένη(*). (ἔτους) λη [Καίσαρος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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HGV 20431 Translation (English) [xml]
(Translation: from P.Oxy. 4) ... of the 39th year of Caesar to Thoth of the 40th year of Caesar, on condition that I give you my services on the 9th and 10th of each month and for two days at the festival of Isis and three days at the time of the stars of Hera; and if you require me you shall pay me 1 drachma 2 obols of silver daily, or a fixed yearly salary of 40 drachmae of silver, and a present of 13 drachmae 2 obols of silver; and for every day that I am unemployed I will forfeit 1 drachma 2 obols of silver. This contract of engagement shall be valid as if publicly registered. The 38th year of Caesar...