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Account of rents in kind from plots in several Arsinoite villages TM 12440Tebtynis (Arsinoites)133 - 134

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An account of rents paid in kind (mostly wheat) for the 18th regnal year, listing plots of land at various Arsinoite villages (Ptolemais, Kerkesephis, Samaria, Theogonis and others), their size, the rent in artabas, and the farmer to whom a receipt was issued. It dates to AD 133-134 and comes from Tebtynis.

In English machine translation

[column 1] Account of rents in kind […] for the 18th year, for Patron son of Gemellus (?), and for these he gave a receipt. At the village of Ptolemais, 11 arouras, 60 artabas, in the (holding) of Diphilos; a receipt for these he gave to Petesouchos. And of the other parcel in the (holding) of Diphilos, […] arouras, called (the holding) of […]iton, 78 artabas, and for these he gave a receipt to […], farmer. And at the village of Kerkesephis, … arouras, in the (holding) called of Peisetles, 80 artabas, and for these he gave a receipt to Peteeus. And at the village of Samaria, 11 arouras, 80 artabas of wheat, and for these he gave a receipt to Ptollas, farmer. And at the village of […]sis, … 1/2 arouras, […] artabas, and for these a receipt he gave to Peneeis, farmer. And at the village of Theogonis, 3 arouras, 45 artabas of wheat, and for these he gave a receipt to the farmer […] And at the village of […] 3 arouras, […] artabas, and for these he gave a receipt to the farmer […] son of Penouris […] [column 2] Account […] at […] […] the village of Tebtynis […] […] and in […] […] lease (?) […] […] […]

The 18th year corresponds to Hadrian's reign. The Greek reads 'Gemeinou', likely the name Gemellus or Geminus; 'sphragis' denotes a land parcel.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Elenco di canoni in natura). 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.mil.vogl.6.275

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 133 - 134 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

[1] λόγος ἐκφορίων […]…[…]…[…] ὑπὲρ τοῦ ιη ἔτους Πάτρωνι Γεμείνου καὶ τούτων ἀποχὴν ἔδωκεν. περὶ μὲν κώμην Πτολεμαΐδα ἀρουρῶν ια ἀρτάβαι ξ ἐν τῷ Διφίλῳ, ἀποχὴν τούτων Πετεσούχῳ ἔδωκεν. καὶ τῆς ἑτέρας σφραγίδος ἐν τῷ Διφίλῳ ἀρουρῶν […]ιτωνος λεγομένων ἀρτάβαι οη καὶ τούτων ἀποχὴν …