Fragment of an account of wages for workmen and builders TM 110128Philadelphia (Arsinoites)Mitte III v.Chr.

A small fragment of an account of wage payments from the Zenon archive, mentioning payments to workers, among them builders. It dates to the mid-3rd century BC and comes from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome (Fayum).

In English machine translation

The rare word ōlenostrophoi (literally 'elbow-turners') seems to name a class of workmen, perhaps operators of a winch or crank, but its exact meaning is uncertain. The repeated 'sty…' may be an abbreviated term that cannot be read.

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