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Five-day account of fishing revenues at Theadelphia and Polydeukia TM 12580Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

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Two copies of a five-day account submitted to Theon, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, by Ptolemaios son of Diodoros and his fellow supervisors of pastures, woodlands and fishing revenues at Theadelphia and Polydeukia. It records daily fishing income for Phamenoth 26-30 of year 12 of Antoninus Pius, totalling 160 drachmas 14 obols, half of which went to the fishermen as wages.

In English machine translation

[1] To Theon, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Themistos and Polemon divisions, from Ptolemaios son of Diodoros also called Dioskoros, and Philippos son of Aphrodisios, and Leontas son of Leon, and Philippos son of Herak(), and their partners, supervisors of the pastures and woodlands of Theadelphia and Polydeukia, and of the temple sales among the lessees of estate land, and of the other water revenue that falls under this, and of the catching of fish. Account of the receipts from the aforesaid supervision from the catching of fish for the days from the 26th to the 30th of the month Phamenoth of the current 12th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord. It is as follows: 26th, 24 drachmas 26 obols; 27th, 36 drachmas 1 obol; 28th, 36 drachmas 13 obols; 29th, 28 drachmas 12 obols; 30th, 28 drachmas 21 obols; total for the five-day period, 160 drachmas 14 obols, of which to the fishermen for wages 80 drachmas 7 obols, remainder 80 drachmas 7 obols. I, Ptolemaios son of Diodoros, have submitted this. […] [2] To Theon, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Themistos and Polemon divisions, from Ptolemaios son of Diodoros also called Dioskoros, and Philippos son of Aphrodisios, and Leontas son of Leon, and their partners, supervisors of the pastures and woodlands of Theadelphia and Polydeukia, and of the temple sales among the lessees of estate land, and of the other water revenue that falls under this, and of the catching of fish. Account of the receipts from the aforesaid supervision from the catching of fish for the days from the 26th to the 30th of the month Phamenoth of the current 12th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord. It is as follows: 26th, 24 drachmas 26 obols; 27th, 36 drachmas 1 obol; 28th, 36 drachmas 13 obols; 29th, 28 drachmas 12 obols; 30th, 28 drachmas 24 obols; total for the five-day period, 160 drachmas 14 obols, of which to the fishermen for wages 80 drachmas 7 obols, remainder 80 drachmas 7 obols. I, Ptolemaios son of Diodoros, have submitted this. […]

The two copies differ slightly: the first names a fourth supervisor, Philippos son of Herak(), and the obols for the 30th are given as 21 and 24 respectively. The epitêrêtai were supervisors who oversaw state revenue sources rather than simple tax collectors.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Revenue Account from the Inspectors of Fishing). 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 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

[1] Θέωνι στρατηγῷ Ἀρσινοίτου Θεμίστου καὶ Πολέμωνος μερίδων παρὰ Πτολεμαίου Διοδώρου τοῦ καὶ Διοσκόρου καὶ Φιλίππου Ἀφροδισίου καὶ Λεοντᾶ Λέοντος καὶ Φιλίππου Ἡρακλ καὶ μετόχων ἐπιτηρητῶν νομῶν καὶ δρυμῶν Θεαδελφείας καὶ Πολυδευκίας καὶ ἱερατικῶν ὠνῶν ἐν οὐσιακοῖς μισθωταῖς καὶ …