Excerpt from Land Declarations
Excerpt from the records of the census taken in 297 by Iulius Septimius Serenus, listing various holdings of Atisios, son of Hatres, in the village of Karanis
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Excerpt from census land declarations of Atisis son of Hatres TM 12291Karanis, Herakleidou meris, province of Egypt298-302
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An excerpt from the census land declarations recorded before the censitor Sabinus, listing the plots held by Atisis son of Hatres at Karanis. Each plot is given by survey section (sphragis), locality, land category, area and neighbours, with totals at the end.
In English machine translation
From the declarations (made to) Sabinus, [censitor of the village of Karanis]:
Atisis son of Hatres, from the [village of Karanis]:
In the 4th sphragis, in the locality [called] Sto[…], of royal land sown in Year 13, [1/2 1/16 1/32 1/64 aroura];
on the east unirrigated land, [entirely ownerless; on the west, (land) of Heron].
And in the same locality, from [the partnership with Heron, of private land sown in Year 13, 4 1/4 1/8 1/64 arouras];
on the east and west, [property of Heron].
In the 6th sphragis, in the locality [called] Tmou[eitale], of royal unirrigated land, [8 1/4 1/8 1/16 arouras];
on the east, (land) of Leonides; [on the west, a canal, after which (land) of Pannous].
In the 7th sphragis, in the locality [called] Ta[pates], of royal arable land, [3 1/2 1/16 1/64 arouras];
and in the same locality, [of private land sown as palm grove in Year 12, 5 arouras];
on the east a canal, after which un[irrigated land, entirely ownerless; on the west, (land) of Herakles].
In the 11th sphragis, in the locality [called] Pel[oua], of private unirrigated land, [3 1/8 arouras];
on the east unirrigated land, owner[less, entirely; on the west, dry land overgrown with brushwood, entirely].
In the 13th sphragis, in the locality [called] Pi[asokmen], of private arable land, [5 1/2 1/8 1/16 1/64 arouras];
on the east, [property] of Aboikis; [on the west, property of Paesios].
In the 14th sphragis, in the same loc[ality], [of private arable land, 14 1/4 1/16 arouras];
and in the same locality, [of private dry land, 3 1/8 arouras];
on the east a canal, [after which property of Aboikis; on the west …]
In the 18th sphragis, in the locality [called] Pa[alama], from the partnership
of Isidoros and Her[on and Helene, of private land sown in Year 14, 1/2 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/64 aroura];
on the east, [property] of Isidor[os; on the west, dry land overgrown with brushwood, entirely].
Total together: of royal [arable land, 4 1/2 1/8 1/16 arouras];
of private [arable land, 30 1/8 1/64 arouras];
of royal [unirrigated land, 8 1/4 1/8 1/16 arouras];
[of private unirrigated land, 3 1/8 arouras];
[of private dry land, 1/8 (?) arouras].
Most of each line, including all figures and many locality names, is restored by the editor from parallel excerpts. A sphragis is a numbered section of the village land survey; the census was the one conducted from 297 under Iulius Septimius Serenus.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Excerpt from Land Declaration). 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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