Official correspondence to the secretary Didymos concerning royal land TM 117593Hermopolites (?)120 - 119 v.Chr.

Fragment of official correspondence addressed to a secretary named Didymos, dated to year 51 of a Ptolemaic king. It refers to a letter received, to cultivators and to royal land measured in arouras, probably in the Hermopolite nome.

In English machine translation

Year 51 corresponds to the reign of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, counted from his first accession. The month is abbreviated 'Pha', which could be Phaophi or Phamenoth; 'dor[...]' may refer to gift-land (dorea).

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