P. Strasb. I 40

Strasb.I 40 (27. Sept. 569, Antinoopolis)

† χ[μ]γ̣ [†]

† βασιλείας κ[α]ὶ ὑπατεία̣[ς τ]οῦ θειοτάτου ἡμῶν δεσπ(ότου) Φλα(ουίου)

Ἰουστίνου τ̣οῦ αἰω̣νί̣ου̣ Α[ὐγ]ο̣ύσ̣τ̣ο̣υ̣ Α[ὐτοκρ]ά̣τορος ἔ[τ]ους

4τετάρτου Θὼθ τριακὰς ἰ[νδ(ικτίονος) δ]ε̣υ̣τ̣έ̣ρας ἐ̣[ν] Ἀντι(νόου) πό̣λ(ει) τῇ λα̣μ̣(προτάτῃ)

Φλαουίῳ Φοιβάμμων[ι τ]ῷ λαμπροτάτῳ καὶ σοφωτάτῳ

σχολαστικῷ καὶ συνη̣γ̣ό̣[ρῳ φόρ(ου)] Θ̣ηβαίδος, υἱῷ τ̣ο̣[ῦ] τ̣ῆς μα̣κ̣α̣ρ̣ί̣(ας)

καὶ περιβλέπτου μνήνης [Θωμ]ᾶ κ[όμετος γ]εουχ̣[ο]ῦντι κατὰ

8ταύτην τὴν Ἀντινοέων πόλ[ι]ν [παρ]ὰ [Αὐ]ρ̣ηλί̣[ο]υ Κολλούθου

υἱοῦ Βίκτορος ἀπὸ Θμουνκρήκεως τ̣[ῆ]ς̣ κώμης τοῦ Ἀν̣τα̣ι̣οπολίτου

νομοῦ γενομένο̣[υ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τῆς λαμπροτά]τ̣η̣ς̣ [Ἀ]ν̣τι̣νοέων̣

During the reign and the consulship of the most divine our Lord Flavius Iustinus, the eternal Augustus and Emperator, the fourth year, the thirtieth of Thoth, of the second indiction in the glorious city of Antinoos.

To Flavius Phoibammon, the most illustrious and sagacious scholastikos and advocate of the Court of Thebais, son of comesThomas of blessed and admirable memory, domiciled in the neighbourhood of city of the Antinoaites from Aurelios Kollouthos son of Victor, from the village Thmounkrekis of the Antaiopolitan Nome, the ex [?councilor] of the glorious city of Antinoaites,

πόλεως καὶ βουλομένο̣υ̣ ἑδ̣ρα̣ῖο̣ν φαμιλιάριον ἐκ̣στῆ[σα]ι ἑ̣αυ̣τ[ὸν]

12τῷ φιλανθρώπῳ ὑμῶν οἴκῳ διὰ τῆς παρούσης μισθωτικῆς

ἐγγράφου ὁμολογίας ἐπὶ τοῖς ἑξῆς δηλουμένοις συμφώνοις

ἐφʼ αἷς περιέχει διαστολαῖ[ς πάσα]ι̣ς̣

and willing to devote himself as a permanent familiaristo your human-loving house through this present written agreement of hire, on the accords indicated below, upon all the conditions therein contained,

μετʼ ἐγγ̣υ̣ητοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐμο̣ῦ̣

Αὐρηλίου Κολλούθου Σεργίου ἐ̣κ μητρὸς Διονυσίας κτήτορος

16ὁρμωμένου μ̣ὲν ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης Θμουνκρήκεως, καταμένοντ(ος) \δ̣ὲ̣/

πρὸ πολλοῦ̣ ἐνταῦθα ἐπὶ τῆς α̣ὐ̣τῆς Ἀ̣ντινοέων πόλεως, τοῦ καὶ

ἐγγυωμένου̣ κα̣ὶ ἀ̣ν̣α̣δ̣ε̣χο̣μ[έ]ν[ου] τ̣ὸ πρό̣σ̣ωπ[ο]ν̣ κ̣αὶ τ̣ὴ̣ν πᾶσ̣α̣ν̣ πίσ̣τιν̣

καὶ γνώμην καὶ προαίρεσιν καὶ βεβαίωσιν πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν τῆς

20παρούσης μισθωτικῆς ὁμο̣λογίας κινδύνῳ καὶ πόρῳ καὶ τιμήματι

τῆς παντοίας μου καὶ αὐτοῦ τ̣οῦ πρωτοτύπου ὑποστάσεως

ὑποκειμένης εἰς ἀ̣π̣ο̣πλήρωσιν πάντω̣ν̣ τῶν̣ ἐφ̣εξῆς̣ δ̣ηλουμένων̣

συμφώρων ἀπαραβάτως χαίρ(ειν).

with a guarantor for myself (?) Aurelios Kollouthos son of Sergios, of mother Dionysia, a land-owner coming from the same village of Thmounkrekis, yet residing for a long time here in the same city of Antinoaites, who is guaranteeing and providing security (ἀναδέχομαι) for the person and all trust and will and undertaking and legal guarantee for the security of the present hire agreement, upon risk and under a security of, and of the price of the whole my estate and of the previously mentioned; for the fulfillment of all the below-indicated unalterable accords. A greeting.

ὁμολογῶ ἐγὼ ὁ προγεγρα̣μ̣μένος

24Κολλοῦθος Βίκτορος φαμιλ̣ι̣ά̣ριος ἑδ̣ρα̣ῖος κατάδουλος παῖς

διὰ ταύτης μου τῆς ἐγγράφου μισθωτικῆς ὁμολογίας μετʼ ἐγγυητ[οῦ]

ἐμοῦ Αὐρηλίου Κολλούθου Σ̣ε[ρ]γ̣ί̣ου κτήτορος παρόντος καὶ ἀναδεχομέν(ου)

ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐμφερομένοις α̣[ὐ]τ̣ῷ̣ κεφαλ̣α̣ίοις̣ τε κ̣[αὶ ὁ]μ̣ο̣λο̣γ̣ήμασι

28τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ πρωτοτύπου τῆς νομ̣ῆς καὶ τῆς ἐμ̣φανείας καὶ τ̣ῆ̣ς̣

αὐτοῦ ἐλευθερίας δίχα παντοίας μέμψεως καὶ καταγνώσεως κα̣ὶ

ῥαδιουργίας, ἐφʼ ᾧ αὐτὸν παραμεῖναι τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ λαμπρᾷ σο̣[φ]ί̣ᾳ κ[αὶ]

I, the above-written Kolluthos son of Victor, familiaris, permanent slavely-subdued lad agree through this my written hire-agreement with me, as aguarantor, Aurelios Kollouthos son of Sergios, land-owner, present, who is providing security upon all the terms known to him, and for the contract for the person of the afore-mentioned (SB936,8; P. Lond. v1793, 10, P. Cairo Masp. 67094,11), of his permanence and being ready up, and his freedom, and for exclusion of all complaint (denuntiatio?) and judgment (dereliction of the duty?) and ill-intent, and that he will remain with your Sagacity and

προσεδρεύειν καθαρῶ̣ς̣ καὶ ἀ̣δ̣[ό]λ̣[ω]ς̣ κ̣[α]ὶ̣ ε̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] κ̣[αὶ] τ̣α̣ῖ̣ς̣ ἡ̣μ̣[ε]ρ̣(ίαις)

32χρείαις γνησίως καὶ ἐνδια[ρ]κ̣ῶς καὶ πᾶσαν ἐπε̣ίξ̣ασθαι δου̣λ̣ικῇ̣

α̣ὐτῇ̣ ὑπηρεσίαν εἴτε ἐπʼ ἀλλο̣δ̣απῆς γῆς, εἴτ̣ε κατʼ οἶκον ἀόκν̣ως̣

καὶ ἀ̣κατ̣αφ̣ρο̣[ν]ήτω̣ς̣ κα̣ὶ μ̣[η]δ̣αμῶ̣[ς] ἀ̣ποστῆν̣α̣ι τῆς δουλ̣ι̣κῆς̣ α[ὐ]τοῦ

π̣ροστα̣σ̣ί[ας

to serve neatly and without any fraud the daily needs, genuinely and adequately providing service of slavery nature (?) both in foreign land and at home, willingly and not under the standard, and that he under no pretense would depart from his servile condition

καταλαμβανό(?)]μεν̣ον ἐπὶ τ̣ετ̣ρ̣α̣ε̣τῆ χ̣ρ̣[όνο]ν̣ λ̣ογιζ̣ό̣μ(ενον)

36[ἀ]π̣ὸ [ν]ε̣ομη̣[ν]ί̣α̣[ς τ]οῦ ε[ἰ]σ̣ιό̣ντος μηνὸς Φαῶφι τῆ̣[ς] ἀ̣ρ̣τίως ἐλαυν̣ο̣μ̣έ̣ν̣η̣ς̣(?)

[δ]ε̣υ̣τ̣[έρα]ς ἐπινεμήσεω̣ς καὶ αὐ̣[τ]ῆς καὶ τοῦ ἑξῆς χρόνου καθʼ ἔτος μ̣έχρι

υπεραιώσεως τοῦ αὐτοῦ τετραετοῦς χρόνου,

commencing for the period of four years counted from first day of the coming month Phaophi of the just current second indiction, during it, and in the following time yearly until the expiration of the same period of four years.

ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἐγγυητοῦ αὐ̣τ̣ο[ῦ]

ἑτοίμ̣[ως] ἔχοντος παρασκευ[ει]ν τὸν αὐτὸν πρωτότυπον συνευνοιεῖν

40καὶ συνευγνωμονεῖν ὑμῖν ἐν ἅπ[ασ]ι τοῖς προσταχθησομένοις καὶ ἐμ̣πισ̣-

τευθησομένοις αὐτῷ μεθʼ ὑπ̣[ερ]τάτης ἀ̣ρ̣ετ̣ῆς καὶ ὑπακοῆς ἐν πᾶσι τ[ο]ῖ̣[ς]

ὀφελίμοις ἔργοις τε καὶ λόγοις ἀ̣καταγνώστως καὶ ἀποκαταστῆσα̣ι

ὑμῖν πάντα ἀβλαβῶς καὶ ἐκτελέσαι τὰ τῆ̣ς ὑμετέρας κελεύσεως δίχα

44κλοπῆς καὶ ἀποφυγῆς,

I, his guarantor, being ready to make sure that he, the afore-mentioned concords and shows willingness to you in all things ordered and commended to him with uppermost virtue and obedience in all due works and matters, in a way that would not bring him to court, and would provide all to you blamelessly and to accomplish your wishes without fraud or truancy,

μ̣έν̣τοι γ̣ε ἀ̣πολαμβάνοντα παρʼ ὑμῶν λόγῳ μὲν

μισθοῦ ἤτοι διαρίου καθʼ ἔτος σίτο̣υ ἀ̣ρ̣τά[β]ες δέκα μικρῷ μέτρῳ δοχ̣ικῷ,

ὑπ(ὲρ) β̣εστίου δὲ χρυσοῦ νομισμάτιον ἓν πα̣ρὰ κεράτια πέντε καὶ κριθῆ̣ς τῷ

αὐτῷ μέτρῳ ἀρτάβας τέσσαρας καὶ ἐ̣[λ]α̣ίου ξ̣έσ̣τα̣ς̣ δώ̣δεκα καὶ οἴνου κνίδια τετρα\και/-

48ε̣ίκοσι {τετ⟦ρα⟧}, ἅπ̣[α]ν̣τ̣α̣ τὰ καθʼ ἔ̣τ̣ο̣ς̣, καὶ τὰ ἐξ ἔθους διδόμενα λ̣επτ̣ὰ ει[ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣

καὶ ἑορτικὰ καὶ τ̣ρ̣υ̣γ̣ητικὰ κατὰ̣ μ̣[ί]μ[ησ]ι̣ν πάντων τῶν π̣αρα̣κεχ̣ω[ρη]θ̣έ̣ν̣(των)

τῷ ἐ̣νοίκῳ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ χ̣ά̣ρ̣ι̣τ̣ό̣ς̣ σ̣ο̣[υ],

whereas (the servant) would receive from you by the title of payment and daily wage for each year ten artabas of wheat of the small public (?) measurement, for clothing one solidus of gold less 5 karats and four artabas of barley of the same measurement and twelve xestaiof oil and twenty four knidiaof wine, all that per year, and the customary little … and festival souvenirs and souvenirs for harvest at the likeness of all remaining at home (?) thanks to your grace.

καὶ ὁμολογῶ πάντα προδιωμο[λο]γη(μένα)

σύμφωνα εἰς πέρα̣ς̣ ἄ̣ξ̣α̣ι̣ ἤ̣γ̣ουν ἐν δ̣ι̣π̣λῇ π̣οσό̣τη̣τι ταῦτα ἀποκατ̣α̣[στῆσαι]

52ὑμῖν μεθʼ ὑγιοῦς τ̣[ῆ]ς̣ [πίστεως] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ἀ̣π̣ο̣πληρο[ῦ]σ̣θ̣αι καὶ ἐνέχεσθαι τῇ αὐ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ε ̣ ̣

καὶ προσεδ̣ρείᾳ [ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ἐ̣κτίσει ἢ̣ ὁ̣ ὑ̣[π]ὲ̣ρ αὐτοῦ χρυσοῦ νομ[ί]σ̣μ̣α̣τα δώδεκ̣[α ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣

ἡ μίσθω(σις) κυρία καὶ βεβαία καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.

And I concede that all previously accorded conditions I would carry out in the future, or rather that by this double document I would deliver to you with best trust, and that I would fulfill and be bound to , an, and with sane trust I would fulfill and I will be bound to, and by giving myself to work … and shall pay for him twelve solidi of gold.

The contract of hire is valid and binding, and after the formal question the answers have been given.

• ϋπατεια̣[σ] papyrus | 3. ϊουστινου papyrus | 4. l. τριακάδι | ϊ[νδ(ικτίονος)] papyrus | 5. φλαουϊω papyrus | 6. BL 1.406 : συν ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ τῆς] prev. ed. | 6. Θ̣ηβαϊδοσ, papyrus | υϊω papyrus | 7. BL 1.406 : [ ̣]δ̣\ ̣ ̣ω̣/[ ̣ ̣]ακ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]εου λ[ ̣ ̣]ο̣ν̣τι (corr. ex λ[ ̣ ̣]ο̣ ̣τι) prev. ed. | 9. υϊου papyrus | BL 6.190 : Θμου̣ν̣ηρήκεως prev. ed. | J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore, Paris 2008, 287 : Ν[έα]ς̣ prev. ed. | J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore, Paris 2008, 287 : Ἀντιν̣ο̣ί̣τ̣(ου) prev. ed. | 15. BL8.414 : Ξεργίου prev. ed. | 16. J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore, Paris 2008, 287 : Θμονκρήκεως(?) BL6.190 : Θμονηρήκεως prev. ed. | 26. BL 8.414 : Ξ̣ε[ρ]γ̣ί̣ου prev. ed. | 28. l. μονῆς | 33. J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore,Paris 2008, 287 : ̣υ ̣ῃ prev. ed. | ϋπηρεσιαν papyrus | 36. J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore, Paris 2008, 287 : ̣ρ̣ ̣ω ̣ ̣λα ̣ ̣ ̣ν̣η̣ς̣ prev. ed. | 37. l. κατʼ | 38. l. περαιώσεως, BL 1.406 : ὑπε̣ρσιώσεως prev. ed. | 39. l. παρασκευ<άζ>ειν, παρασκευ[ὴ]ν prev. ed. | 41. ϋπ̣[ερ]τατησ papyrus | ϋπακοησ papyrus | 43. ϋμιν papyrus | ϋμετερασ papyrus | 44. ϋμων papyrus | 45. l. κατʼ | l. ἀρτάβας | 48. l. κατʼ | 49. BL 1.406 : κατα̣μ̣ ̣μ ̣ ̣ ̣ω̣ν prev. ed. | 51. J.-L. Fournet, Les archives de Dioscore, Paris 2008, 287 : ̣ι ̣ ̣ ̣ου ̣ prev. ed. | 52. ϋμιν papyrus | BL1.406 : ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] prev. ed.