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Register of unusable land [3rd cent. B.C.]
Description
Register of unusable land from the Arsinoite Nome (modern name: Fayyum), Egypt, written on papyrus. Included is land that cannot be used for the cultivation of wheat, vines or garden crops. Arranged by village including Kerkesouchon, Psenaryo, Tanchoireos, Ptolemaidos Hormou and Hauereos (modern name: Hawara). The types of unusable land specified include: canals, dikes a road, rock, hills, dry land, land under water, salted land, deserted bean field, ditches, water conduits, places where bushes have taken over, tile factories, highland not reached by inundation, sand, and dry land. Verso has an account of wheat in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 100 V)
Cross-references (4)
- TM-Text 44543 primary
- APIS-Text duke.apis.32054100 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.bagnall;;9 tier-1
- HGV-Text 44543 tier-1
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