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Certificate of dike work by Stotoetis on the Epagathian canal TM 11793Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)26. Mai - 24. Juni 139

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A certificate recording that Stotoetis son of Stotoetis performed his compulsory labour on the dikes in the month of Pauni, at the Epagathian canal of Soknopaiou Nesos. It is signed by the official Theorion and dates to year 2 of Antoninus Pius (AD 139).

In English machine translation

Year 2 of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Has worked for the dike corvée of the same year, Pauni […], on the Epagathian canal of Soknopaiou Nesos, Stotoetis son of Stotoetis […], his mother being T[…]. I, Theorion, inspector of sowing (?), have signed.

Such certificates attest the annual five days of compulsory dike and canal work (chomatika) owed by villagers. Theorion's title, restored as katasporeus (sowing official), is uncertain.

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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p.lond.3.841a

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 26. Mai - 24. Juni 139 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

ἔτους β Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἁδριανοῦ Ἀντωνίνου Σεβαστοῦ Εὐσεβοῦς εἴργασταιὑπὲρ χωματικῶν τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἔτους Παῦνι[…]ἐν τῇ Ἐπαγαθιανῇ διώρυγι Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου Στοτοῆτις Στοτοήτιος […] μητρὸς Τ[…] Θεωρίων κατασπορεὺςσεσημείωμαι