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An account submitted by Leptines of barley supplied by Kleitarchos to feed sacrificial animals being fattened during the months of Epeiph and Mesore. It lists daily rations of 15 or 16 1/2 artabas, with some days supplied instead from a mill or chopping-house, for a total of 333 artabas from Kleitarchos. It dates to the mid 3rd century BC, probably from Philadelphia in the Fayum.
The koptērion was probably a place where fodder was chopped or ground; the exact meaning is uncertain. The fattening may have been in preparation for the Arsinoe festival; the text's own days and sums do not always match exactly (e.g. 21 to 23 overlaps 22 and 23).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of barley, presented by Leptines). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
An account of barley presented by Leptines. The barley was required for the fattening of hiereia in the months of Epeiph and Mesore, probably therefore in preparation for the Arsinoe festival. The daily consumption amount to 15 and sometimes 16 1/2 artabs, so the number of anim…
λόγος παρὰ Λεπτίνου κριθῆς τῆς παρὰ Κλειτάρχου δεδομένης τοῖς σιτιζομένοις ἱερείοις ἀπὸ Ἐπεὶφ θ ἕως ιβ τῆς ἡμέρας ἀρτάβαι ιε γίνονται ἡμερῶν δ ἀρτάβαι ξ ἀπὸ δὲ ιγ ἕως ιζ ἀπὸ τοῦ κοπτηρίου ἀπὸ δὲ ιη ἕως ιθ παρὰ Κλειτάρχου ἀρτάβαι λ κ ἀπὸ τοῦ κοπτηρίου ἀπὸ δὲ κα ἕως κγ παρὰ Κλειτάρ…
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