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Cession of Catoecic Land via HGV-meta

Cession of catoecic land to Spartakos son of Ptolemaios. A contract from Oxyrhynchus, written under Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy Caesar, in which a catoecic cavalryman cedes to Spartakos son of Ptolemaios, a Macedonian, a plot of catoecic land, with guarantees that the cession will stand for all time. The transfer follows procedures recorded with Alexander, an official of the rank of First Friend in charge of military enrolments. machine translation

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βασιλευόντων Κλεοπάτρας θεᾶς Φιλοπάτορος καὶ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ καὶ Καίσαρος θεοῦ Φιλοπάτορος Φιλομήτορος ἔτους[…], τὰ δʼ ἄλλα τῶν κοινῶν ὡς ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι γράφεται, μηνὸς Δύστρου καὶ Τῦβι ζ ἐν Ὀξυρύγχων πόλει τῆς Θηβαΐδος ὁμολογεῖ[…] […]τῶν κατοίκων ἱππέων Σπαρτάκωι Πτολεμαίου Μακεδόνι[…] […]παρακεχωρηκέναι αὐτῶι ἀκολούθως τοῖς ᾠκονομημένοις διὰ τῶν ἐκ τοῦ ἱππικοῦ ἀφʼ οὗ ἐπεδέδωκεν ὁ […]ὑπομνήματος Ἀλεξάνδρωι τῶν πρώτων φίλων καὶ πρὸς τοῖς καταλοχισμοῖς τὰς ὑπαρχούσας αὐτῶι περὶ[…]τῆς[…] τοπαρχίας ἐκ τοῦ[…]κλήρου κατοικικῆς γῆς σπορίμου ἐξ ὀρθογωνίου ἀρούρας[…], ὧν μέτραἀπὸ μὲν ἀπηλιώτου εἰς λίβα σχοινία δύο ἥμισυ , ἀπὸ δὲ νότου εἰς βορρᾶν σχοινία[…], γείτονες[…] […]ων, καὶ τὸν πρὸς ταύταις ἀνηγμένον[…], ἵνα ὑπάρχωσι τῶι Σπαρτάκωι καὶ ἐκγόνοις καὶ τοῖς παρʼ αὐτοῦ μεταλημψομένοις αἱ προκείμεναι πρὸς οἷς ἔχει κλήροις καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις τιμίοις καὶ φιλανθρώποις κυρίως τὸν πάντα χρόνον ἀκολούθως τοῖς περὶ τούτων προστεταγμένοις καὶ ἐπεσταλμένοις, ἀνθʼ ὧν ἔλαβε παρὰ τοῦ Σπαρτάκου […]του βασιλικῶν, καὶ τὰ κατὰ τὸν βίον ἐν τοῖς[…]καιροῖςκαὶ μηδὲν παρασυγγραφήσειν μηδὲ κακοτεχνήσειν μηδʼ ἐγκαλέσειν περὶ τῶν προκειμένων παρευρέσει μηδεμιᾶι, ἀλλὰ καὶ παντελῶς παρέξεσθαι τῶι Σπαρτάκωι αὐτὰςδιὰ παντὸς μὲν βεβαίας, καθαρὰς δὲ ἀπὸ βασιλικῶν καὶ[…] […] αὐτοῦ ἀνηκοντ[…] τουτο[…] […]ων κα[…]…[…]…π[…]

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[In the reign of Cleopatra, goddess] Philopator, and Ptolemy also called [Caesar, god Philopator Philometor, year] […], [and the other] [matters of the public formulae as are written in Alexandria], in the month of Dystros, which is also Tybi 7, at [Oxyrhynchus in the Thebaid. … acknowledges] […] […] [of the] catoecic cavalrymen, to Spartakos son of Ptolemaios, Ma[cedonian] […] […] that he has ceded to him, in accordance with the arrangements [made through the officials of the cavalry, from the] […] [memorandum which he submitted] to Alexander, one of the First Friends and in charge of [the enrolments, the … belonging to him near] […] [of the] [toparchy, from the] […] [allotment], of sown catoecic land, measured as a rectangle, [arouras] […], [of which] [the measurements are: from east to] west 2 1/2 schoinia, and from south [to north … schoinia], [neighbours] […] […], and the […] recorded in addition to these […], [so that the aforesaid allotments may belong to Spartakos and his descendants and] [to those who will succeed him], in addition to the allotments he already holds, [and with the other privileges and benefits, validly for all time, in accordance with] the regulations ordered [and instructed] concerning these matters, [in return for which he has received from Spartakos] […] royal […], and the matters concerning livelihood in [the] […] [times], [and that he will not violate the agreement nor act fraudulently nor bring any claim concerning] the aforesaid on any pretext whatever, [but will in every way furnish them to Spartakos] [guaranteed at all times], free from royal [charges] and […] […] of him belonging […] this […] […]

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