DDbDP transcription: p.oxy.3.498 [xml]
II spc Oxyrhynchus
τῇ καὶ Κυρίᾳ(*) διὰ Ἀπολλωνίου ἐπιτρό-
που παρὰ Ἀσκλᾶτος Ἀλεξάνδρου
καὶ Ἀπολλωνίου Ἀμόιτος μητρὸς
5Ταύριος ἀμφοτέρων ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων
πόλεως. ἐπιδεχόμεθα λαξείαν
τῶν οἰκοδομουμένων λίθων κύ-
βων καμηλικῶν ἀπὸ βορινῆς λατο-
μίας εἰς οἰκίαν σου τῆς Ἀντωνίας
10ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Παμμένους Παραδεί-
σου μισθοῦ τῆς λαξείας τῶν μὲν
ἐξωτέρω λίθων κύβων καμηλι-
κῶν ὡς τῶν δέκα ἓξ δραχμῶν τεσσ[ά-]
ρων [τ]ῶν δὲ ἐ[σ]ωτεριαίων ὡς τῶν
15τρ[ιάκ]οντ[α δρα]χμῶν τεσσάρων καὶ
τῶν [ἀ]ντιβλ̣η̣μάτων ὡς τῶν ἑκατὸν
λίθων κύβων καμηλικῶν δραχμῶν τρι-
ῶν καὶ κεφαλειτοπαραμηκῶν(*) ἐξωτ[ε-]
ριαίων λίθων κύβων καμηλικῶν ὡς
20τῶν δέκα ἓξ δραχμῶν ὀκτὼ καὶ ἐσω-
τεριαίων λίθων κύβων καμηλικῶν
κεφαλειτοπαραμηκῶν(*) ὡς τῶν τρι-
άκοντα δραχμῶν ὀκτώ , πελεκημά-
των λίθων [κ]ύβων καμηλικῶν ὡς τῶ[ν]
25πεντήκον[τα δ]ραχμῶν τεσσάρων κα[ὶ]
πελεκημάτ[ων] κεφαλε[ι]τοπαραμηκῶν(*)
λίθω[ν κύ]βων [κα]μηλικῶν ὡς τῶν πεν-
τήκ[ο]ντα δρ[α]χ[μῶ]ν ὀκτώ . τὰ δὲ προκεί-
μενα πάντα α̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ λα]ξ̣[εύσο]μεν οὐδε-
30μιᾶς πρὸς ἡμ[ᾶς] οὔσης κ̣[ο]σμοπ[ο]ιήσε-
ως, λήμψεται δὲ ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ἑκ[άσ-]
της ἡμέρας ἧς ἐὰν ἐργάζηται κα[ὶ ἄρ-]
τον ἕνα καὶ προσφάγιον. ἐὰν δὲ χρε[ί-]
αν ἔχωσι οἱ οἰκοδόμοι ὑπουργίας λαξι-
35κῆς ἡμεῖς ὑπουργήσομεν ἢ καί τις ἡ-
μῶν ἕκαστος λαμβάνων ἑ[κ]άστης
ἡμέρας μισθοῦ ὑπουργίας δραχμὰς
τέσσαρας καὶ ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ὁμοίως
ἑκάστης ἡμέρας ἄρτον ἕνα καὶ προσ-
40φάγι[ον. μ]έχρι δὲ δευτέρας καὶ εἰκάδος
{μ̣[έχρι] δ̣ὲ̣ δευτέρας καὶ εἰκάδος} τοῦ
[ὄντος μ]η̣ν̣[ὸς] Ἐπεὶφ ἐξόντος σοι ἑτέροις
[μεταμισθοῦ]ν τὴν αὐτὴν λαξείαν
[τὴν τῶν προκει]μένων λίθων κύβων
45[καμηλικῶν ἀπὸ βο]ρινῆς λατομίας
[- ca.19 -]αν σου μεθ[ ̣ ̣]
[- ca.20 -]ς εἰς ἡμέ[ρας -ca.?- ]
[- ca.11 - κυρία ἡ ἐπι]δοχή. ἔτου[ς]
[- ca.26 -]α[ ̣ ̣]
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HGV 28356 Translation (English) [xml]
(Translation: from P.Oxy. 3) Copy. To Antonia Asclepias also called Cyria, through her guardian Apollonius, from Asclas son of Alexandrus and Apollonius son of Amois, his mother being Tauris, both of Oxyrhynchus. We undertake to cut the squared building-stones transportable by camel (?) from the northern quarry required for the house of you, Antonia, in the quarter of Pammenes’ Garden, the rate of wages for the stone-cutting being for the outer squared camel stones at 4 drachmae for 16, for the inner ones at 4 drachmae for 30, for ἀντιβλήματα at 3 drachmae for 100 squared camel stones, and for oblong corner-stones at 8 drachmae for 16 outer squared camel stones and at 8 drachmae for 30 inner squared camel stones, and for chipped squared camel stones at 4 drachmae for 50 and for chipped oblong squared camel corner-stones at 8 drachmae for 50. All the aforesaid stones we will cut, but no ornamentation shall be required of us. Each of us shall receive for each day that he works both a loaf and relish. If the builders have need of our services in stone-cutting, we or one of us will provide them, each of us receiving as wages for each day’s services 4 drachmae, and likewise each of us on each day a loaf and relish. Until the 22nd of the present month Epeiph you have the right to transfer to others this contract for cutting the aforesaid squared camel stones from the northern quarry...
APIS Translation (English)
Copy. To Antonia Asklepias, also called Kyria, from Asklas, son of Alexandros, and Apollonios, son of Amois and Tauris, both from Oxyrhynchus. We undertake to cut the squared building stones, which are to be transported by camel from the northern quarry for your house, Antonia, in the quarter of Pammenes' Garden, at the following rate of payment: the outer squared camel stones at 4 drachmas for 16, the inner ones at 4 drachmas for 30, the antiblemata at 3 drachmas for 100 squared camel stones, oblong corner-stones at 8 drachmas for 16 outer squared camel stones and at 8 drachmas for 30 inner ones, axe-hewn squared camel stones at 4 drachmas for 50 and axe-hewn squared camel corner-stones at 8 drachmas for 50. All of the previously mentioned stones we will cut, but no ornamentation will be expected of us. Each of us will also receive for each day that he works one loaf of bread and 'prosphagion'. If the builders need assistance from the stone cutters, we or one of us will assist them, each man receiving 4 drachmas as wages for each day's assistance and each of us likewise one loaf of bread and 'prosphagion' for each day. Until the 22nd of the present month of Epeiph you have the right to transfer to others this contract for cutting the previously mentioned squared camel stones from the northern quarry.... The agreement is valid.... Year....