Acknowledgment of the Receipt of a Dowry
- p.mich;5;343
Χράτης Εὐτύχου καὶ Εὔτυχος Χράτου οἱ δύο ΠέρσαιΠερσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς καὶ ἡ τοῦ Εὐτύχου γυνὴ ἐμοῦ δὲ τοῦ Χράτου μήτηρ Θεωκλᾶ ΚρονίωνοςΚρονιων Περσίνη μετὰ κυρίου αὐτοῦ Εὐτύχου οἱ τρεῖςτρῖς ἀλλήλων ἔγγυοιἐνγυς εἰς ἔκτισινἐκτις ὁμολογοῦμεν ἔχειν παρὰ Ὡρίωνος […] παραχρῆμα φερνὴν ὑπὲρ τῆς ἑαυτοῦἡεαυτοῦ ἀδελφῆς Κρονιένιας ἀργυρίου ἐπισήμου νομίσματος δραχμὰς δισχιλίας ἑκατὸν ἑξήκοντα καὶ παράφερνα ἄνευ διατιμήσεως ἅλυσιν χρυσῆν […]ν τετάρτων τεσσάρων ἄμφω τοῦ χρυσίου δοκιμείουδοκιμήου Ἀλεξανδρίου καὶ ἐντοπίου χρυσίου ἐνώτιονἐνωτιου χρυσοῦν τετάρτων τεσσάρων καὶ μηνίσκονμηνισκην χρυσοῦν τετάρτων τριῶν καὶ εἰσκεφα […] ἓξ καὶ ψελίωνψσελίων ἀργυρῶνἀργυριῶν ζεῦγοςζεῦκος ὁλκῆς ἀσήμου δραχμῶν εἴκοσιἴκοσι καὶ κλάλιονκλάλιων ἀργυροῦν ὁλκῆς ἀσήμου δραχμῶν ὀκτὼοὐκτὼ καὶ μύστρον ἀργυροῦν ὁλκῆς δραχμῶνδραχμο͂ν τεσσάρωντεσσάρον καὶ χαλκώμα τα […][…]ι[…]δον καὶ σμηματοδοκίδαζμημοδοκιτον καὶ κάτοπτρον δίπτυχονδίπτυκον καὶ ὑδρίσκαςὑδρίσκος ἓξ πάντα χαλκᾶ καὶ γυναικεῖαγυνεκῆα σκεύησκεουει κασσιτέρινακασσιδεριον ὁλκῆς μνῶν δέκα δύοδυω καὶ κιβωτὸνκυβοτὸν κυπαρίσσινον […] καὶ στολὰς γυναικείαςγυνεκίας τρεῖςτρῖς μίανμια μὲν λευκὴν τὴν δὲ δευτέραν κισσίνηνκισσίνιν τὴν δὲ τρίτην κοκκίνηνκοκίνην καὶ πάλλια δέκα σύμμικτασυνμικτον τοῖς χρώμασιχρόμασι· καὶ ἐνἐμ προσφορᾷπροσφορας ἄνευ διατιμήσεωςδιατιμήσεος ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρ χόντων αὐτῷ δουλικῶν σωμάτων οἰκογενὴν παιδίσκηνπεδίσκην δούλην ᾗ ὄνομα Ἀμμουνοῦς ἐκ Θαυβᾶτος δούλης ἔχουσαν ἡλικίανἡληκίαν ἐτῶν πέντε ἣνἣμ παραδώσειπαραδώσι Ὡρίων ὑγιᾶοἱγιαν ἀσινῆἀσινην ἐνἐ μηνὶ Καισαρίου τοῦ πεντε καιδεκάτου ἔτους Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος. καὶ χρήσεταιχρήσετε τῇῇ ΚρονιαίνᾳΚρονιᾳ ὡς γυναικὶγυνεκὶ γαμετῇ καὶ ἂν χωρισμὸς γένηται ἀποδώσομενἀποδόσωμεν τὴν φερνὴν καὶ τὰ παράφερναπαραφερνον. οἱ δὲ δύο Εὔτυχός τε καὶ Θεωκλᾶ συγχωροῦσισυνχοροῦσι ἀπομερίζεινἀπομερίτεν ἑαυτῷ Χράτῃ μετὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦἡεαυτοῦ Εὐτύχου τελευτὴντελευδὴν ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχόντωνὑπαρχώντων τῷ ΕὐτύχῳΕὐτύχου.
[We, Chrates, son of Eutychos, and Eutychos], son of Chrates, both Persians of the epigone, and the wife of Eutychos, who is also the mother of Chrates, Theokla, daughter of Kronion, a Persian, with her guardian, the same Eutychos, all three being mutual security for the payment, acknowledge [that we have received from Horion, son of . . .], at once, the dowry in behalf of his sister Kroniaina, consisting of two thousand one hundred and sixty silver drachmai in coin; and as parapherna without valuation a gold necklace [- - -, and - - -] of four quarters, both of Alexandrian current gold coin, and a gold earring of native current gold coin of four quarters, and a gold lunette of three quarters and a [- - -] and a pair of silver armlets of a weight of twenty drachmai of uncoined metal, and a silver bracelet of a weight of eight drachmai of uncoined metal, and a silver spoon of a weight of four drachmai, and bronze utensils [- - -] and a box for ointment and a folding mirror and six water jars all of bronze, and women's utensils of tin of a weight of twelve minas, and a cypress chest, [- - - and] three women's [dresses], one white, the second ivy-colored, and the third scarlet, and ten cloaks of various colors; and as a gift, without valuation, from the slaves that belong [to him], a female child slave, born in the house, whose name is Ammounous and who was born of the slave Thaubas and is five years of age, whom Horion shall give over in good health and unharmed in the month Kaisareios of the fifteenth [year of Tiberius] Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator. And he (Chrates) will treat Kroniaina as his wedded wife and, if a separation shall occur, we shall return the dowry and parapherna. And [Eutychos and Theokla] agree to bequeath to Chrates after the death of Eutychos from the property of Eutychos . . .
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