Accounts relating to the administration of private land

Description

The manuscript comprises seven mutilated leaves, of which none seem to have preserved the original height; in addition to the many lacunae, the surface of the papyrus is in places so worn that parts of the document are almost entirely illegible. Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros. (A) The recto is almost completely illegible. Verso - Account of expenses, from Mesore to Hathyr. (B) Similar accounts to those appearing in the previous sheet. At the bottom of the page another hand has written a recipe for the treatment of migraine. Verso - Badly damaged, this page remains of doubtful meaning, at least at the beginning. The words h�mer(ai) g, b, a which seem to relate to certain names perhaps represent the number of days of work provided by each workman. (C) This concerns flocks, one under the supervision of Sister (Pelias?), the other under the supervision of Dioscoros; the animals - apparently sheep - are divided up in different classes, following extremely ancient usages. Verso - Illegible. (D) It contains accounts similar to the previous page. Verso - Illegible. (E) Accounts following those set out in A verso. Here, we go from the end of the month of Mecheir up to the beginning of Epeiph. Thus, although in very bad condition, this seems to represent a complete set of accounts for the year. Verso - Very badly damaged. It is an account of wool gathered. (F) The recto is illegible. Verso - Account of a flock of goats, in the care of the farmer Apollos. (G) The recto is illegible. Verso - Account of shearing of the sheep, as in E verso.