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Declaration of the sale of five camels by Taouetis TM 11684Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)31. Jan. 144

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A declaration to the royal scribe Sarapion by Taouetis of Soknopaiou Nesos, acting with her guardian, reporting that she sold the five camels she had registered the previous year: three to Harpagathes and two to Satabous. Since she now owns no camels, she files this statement, dated 31 January AD 144.

In English machine translation

To Sarapion, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, division of Herakleides, from Taouetis daughter of Harpagathes, from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos, with her guardian, her kinsman Stotoetis son of Stotoetis. The five camels which I registered in the past 6th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord, I sold in the past month of Tybi: to Harpagathes son of Satabous, from the village, 3 camels, and to Satabous son of Satabous, likewise from the village, the remaining 2 camels. Since therefore I have no other camels, I submit this statement. Year 7 of Antoninus Caesar the lord, Mecheir 5. […]

Camel owners had to register their animals annually for tax and requisition purposes; this 'apologismos' reports that the declarant no longer owns any. The end of the document, probably including signatures or an official note, is lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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 · 31. Jan. 144 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

Σαραπίωνι βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος παρὰ Ταουήτιος τῆς Ἁρπαγάθου ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ συνγενοῦς Στοτοήτιος τοῦ Στοτοήτιος. οὓς ἀπεγραψάμην τῷ διεληλυθότι ϛ ἔτει Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου καμήλους πέντε πέπρακα τῷ διεληλυθότι μηνὶ …