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Memorandum to Zenon on dues payable on sheep and goats TM 1037Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.

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A memorandum from Apollonios to Zenon accounting for dues on sheep and goats in the Philadelphia district, listing flocks belonging to Zenon, Nikias, Sostratos son of Kleon, private owners and cavalrymen, with the amounts due. It records sums collected and the arrears still owed by named individuals; mid 3rd century BC, Philadelphia in the Fayum.

In English machine translation

[recto] [column 1] Memorandum to Zenon from Apollonios. The number of sheep is 6,271, goats 206, of which: sacred sheep 268; remainder 6,003, goats 206, of which: Zenon's 1,863 at 4 obols each, makes 1,242 drachmas; goats 122 at 3 obols each, makes 61 drachmas; royal sheep 1,817, of which: Nikias' 1,267; private (laika) 550 at 2 drachmas each, makes 3,634 (?) drachmas; Sostratos son of Kleon: sheep 715 at 4 obols each, makes 476 drachmas 4 obols; goats 16 at 3 obols each, makes 8 drachmas; private sheep 1,405 at 4 obols each, makes 936 drachmas 4 obols; goats 68 at 3 obols each, makes 34; total 1 talent 288 drachmas 1 obol. Sheep of the cavalrymen 33 at 4 obols each, makes 22. Towards this there has been collected 563 drachmas 2 obols, of which: to Anosis 424 drachmas; to Sokles 99 drachmas 2 obols, of which: to Kallippos […] [column 2] wages […] 20 drachmas; to Asklepiades 33; to Kallippos, price of 5 rams, 6 drachmas 4 obols; total 563 drachmas 2 obols. Remainder 407 drachmas 2 obols, of which outstanding: with Theon son of Kollouthos 13 drachmas 2 obols; with Ammonios 25 drachmas 3 obols; with Maron 28 drachmas; with Andron 20 drachmas; with Peteminis 25 (drachmas) 2 obols; with Maesichos 33 drachmas 4 obols; with Aithalos 8 drachmas 4 obols; with Pasis son of Horos 6 drachmas 2 obols; with Thallos 10 drachmas; with Zoilos 68 drachmas 4 obols; with Herieus the Arab 140 drachmas 4 obols; with Kanaiphis son of Teos 3 (drachmas) 2 obols; with Pachoiris son of Marres 6 drachmas 4 obols; with Limnaios the interpreter 20 drachmas; with Pasis son of Pausis 6 drachmas; with Dionysios 7 drachmas 5 obols; with Paschinis 1 drachma. [lower margin] […] 366 drachmas, which is less by […] drachmas. [verso] Miopsais (?)

Laika ('private' or 'lay') flocks are distinguished from royal and sacred ones. Several figures in the text do not add up exactly as written, and the verso word is of uncertain meaning.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Memorandum to Zenon from Apollonios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Memorandum to Zenon from Apollonios

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · JE44892 · mid 3rd c. B.C. · Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

An account of the dues payable on sheep and goats in the district of Philadelphia. Apollonios gives a list of the various flocks owned by private persons including Zenon, and states the amount of money due in each case.

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.cair.zen.3.59394

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Mitte III v.Chr. · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

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