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Imperial oath of the field-guards of Tebtynis TM 11286Tebtynis (Arsinoites)6. Sept. 222

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An oath sworn by the emperor's fortune by the field-guards of Tebtynis, addressed to the strategos of the Arsinoite nome. They promise to bring the harvest to the usual threshing floors, leave nothing in the fields and let no one remove stubble until the treasury's dues are paid.

In English machine translation

To Aurelius Sereniskos also called Hermesias, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Themistos and Polemon divisions, Aurelius Palotes son of Sarap[…] and Pamoutis son of Artemidoros and their associates, field-guards of the village of Tebtynis. We swear by the fortune of Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus to carry (the crops) to the customary threshing floors and not to leave (any) in the field, and not to allow anyone to carry off Nile-reed stubble (?), until the dues of the treasury have been fully paid; otherwise may we be liable to the oath. Aurelius Palotes, aged about 38, with a scar on the right shin. Pamoutis, aged about 30, with a scar on the left shin. Year 2 of Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Phaophi 9.

Year 2, Phaophi 9 of Severus Alexander would normally fall in October 222; the HGV title gives 223 while its date field gives 6 September 222. 'Neilokalame' (Nile-reed stalk or straw) is a rare term of uncertain exact meaning.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Kaisereid der Flurwächter [223 n. Chr.]). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 6. Sept. 222 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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