Receipt from Herakleides, a boat captain from Hormos in the Herakleopolite nome, to the public bank of Sabinus and partners for freight charges on 22 acacia logs shipped from the Polemon division to the village of Boukolon. He was vouched for by two leading shipowners of the Arsinoite nome; written at Ptolemais Euergetis in AD 155.
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To Sabinus and partners, public bankers.
Herakleides son of Didymos, his mother being Demetrous, from Hormos of the Herakleopolite nome, captain of his own boat of 800 artabas burden, presented and guaranteed by Ammonios son of Metrodoros son of Kephalon, of the Sosikosmian tribe also called Zeneian, and Dionysios son of Ptolemaios son of Potamon, of the Archestrateian tribe also called Zeneian, the 2 presiding shipowners of the Arsinoite nome.
I have received from you the sums assigned to me for the freight charge for acacia logs, 22 in number, supplied from the Polemon division for the needs of the village of Boukolon, those of the […], at the rate of 33 drachmas 1 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi per 100 artabas of burden, amounting to 266 drachmas 1 1/2 obols of silver; for the exchange charge […] at 6 1/2 percent, 17 drachmas 2 obols; the remainder 248 drachmas 5 1/2 obols, total 248 drachmas 5 1/2 obols.
Herakleides, aged about 35, with a scar on the right eyebrow. Written, since he states he does not know letters, by Herakl(...), nomographos. Year 18 of Antoninus Caesar the lord, Phamenoth 3.
I, Dionysios son of Ptolemaios, certify the aforementioned person.
One of a series of receipts pasted together into a roll of the state bank. The deduction 'diaphoron' is an exchange or agio charge on the payment.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipts for payments by the state bank for services of transport, men and guards). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.