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bgu.16.2590 1. Aug. 25 v.Chr.Korphotoi (Herakleopolites)

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Oath of village elders on dike maintenance and receipt for payment. Two related documents from the village of Korphotoi in the Herakleopolite nome: the village elders swear by Augustus to build up, seal and guard three public dikes until the Nile flood recedes, and then acknowledge receiving 120 silver drachmas from the toparch Herakleios through a public bank for this work. Dated 1 August 25 BC. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[1] Ἁτρῆς Ἁρπαήσιος καὶ Λαδάμας Πελάσιος καὶ Ἁρσιῆσις Ὥρου καὶ Πετεῦρις Πετοσίριος καὶ Ἁτρῆς Σεμθέως καὶ Σεμθονάης Μεγχείους καὶ Ἁρσισόις Ἁρπαήσιος πρεσβύτεροι τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης Κορφοτοὶ ὀμνύομεν Θεὸν Αὐτοκράτορα Καίαρα Θεοῦ Υἱὸν ἦ μὴν ἄξειν καὶ στεγνώσειν καὶ παρυλιεῖν τὰ περὶ τὴν κώμην δημόσια χώματα τρία ὧν εἶναι τὸ λεγόμενον Ζανήριος καὶ τὸ λεγόμενον Μεγάλης ὁδοῦ καὶ τὸ ἀπὸ λιβὸς τοῦ […]…ωνίου παραδείσου καὶ ἐπισκάψειν καὶ τηρήσειν διὰ νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας …μενο…[…] ἀσινῆ, ἀρραγῆ καὶ ἀδιάκοπα μέχρι τῆς τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀποβάσεως ὄντες ἀλληλέγγυοι ε… εὐορκοῦσι μὲν ἡμῖν εὖ εἴη […]α ἐγράφη διὰ Θέωνος μονογράφου διὰ τὸ φάσκειν μὴ εἰδέναι γράμματα ἔτους … Μεσορὴ η [2] Ἁτρῆς Ἁρπαήσιος καὶ αὐτοῦ ἀδελφὸς Ἁρσισόις καὶ Λαδάμας Πελάσιος καὶ Ἁρσιῆσις Ὥρου καὶ Ἁτρῆς Σεμθέως καὶ Σεμθονάης Μεγχείους τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης Κορφοτοὶ Ἡρακλείωι τοπάρχηι Ἀγήματος. ὁμολογοῦμεν ἀπέχειν παρά σου διὰ τῆς Ἀρείου δημοσίας τραπέζης εἰς ἀπεργασίαν ὧν κεχειρογραφήκαμεν χωμάτων τριῶν περὶ τὴν κώμην ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι γίνονται δραχμαὶ ρκ […] ἃς καὶ ἀπεργώμεθα ἐξ ὑγιοῦς καὶ οὐδὲν ἐγκαλοῦμεν. ἐγράφη διὰ Θέωνος μονογράφου διὰ τὸ φάσκειν μὴ εἰδέναι γράμματα ἔτους ε Μεσορὴ η

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[1] Hatres son of Harpaesis and Ladamas son of Pelasis and Harsiesis son of Horos and Peteuris son of Petosiris and Hatres son of Semtheus and Semthonaes son of Mencheis and Harsisois son of Harpaesis, elders of those from the village of Korphotoi, we swear by the God Emperor Caesar, son of the God, that we will indeed bring up, make watertight and clear of silt the three public dikes around the village, namely the one called of Zaneris, the one called of the Great Road, and the one to the west of the […]onios orchard, and that we will dig over them and guard them by night and by day […] unharmed, unbroken and without breach until the subsidence of the river, being mutually responsible […]. If we keep our oath, may it be well with us […]. Written by Theon, monographos, because they state that they do not know letters. Year …, Mesore 8. [2] Hatres son of Harpaesis and his brother Harsisois and Ladamas son of Pelasis and Harsiesis son of Horos and Hatres son of Semtheus and Semthonaes son of Mencheis, of those from the village of Korphotoi, to Herakleios, toparch of Agema. We acknowledge that we have received from you through the public bank of Areios, for the work on the three dikes around the village for which we have given written undertaking, 120 drachmas of silver, total 120 drachmas […], for which we shall also perform the work soundly, and we make no complaint. Written by Theon, monographos, because they state that they do not know letters. Year 5, Mesore 8.

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