A fragmentary register compiled by the village scribe of Oxyrhyncha in the Arsinoite nome, listing confiscated revenue-producing properties (houses, courtyards, vacant plots) with their former holders, neighbours and the rent income they produced. It was drawn up for an inspection ordered by the royal scribe Ptolemaios in year 16 of Hadrian.
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Of the same, a half share of a vacant plot […] half of a vacant plot […] [a house] and courtyard, declared to have been held before the confiscation by Petesouchos son of Ammonas, grandson of Pastoous, from the village, from which there has accrued from rents 12 drachmas. Neighbours of the whole house and courtyard: to the south, the house of the children of Heron son of Zenon; to the north, a royal street; to the west, the house of Harmiysis son of Patron, through his heirs; to the east, entrance and exit.
Of the same, a 1/13 share of a house and open court, held by the same, from which it was declared in year 15 that 4 drachmas have accrued. Neighbours […]
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of Ammonios son of Ammonios also called Rhodion, former lessee of estate land and defaulter in […]: a half share of a quarter share of a house and courtyard. Neighbours of the whole house and courtyard: to the south and east, a royal street; to the west, the house of Poueris; to the north, the house of others; the proceeds of which have been assigned above together with the grain-land properties of Ammonios.
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Of the same, a vacant plot partly built up with composite brick, whose measurements are from south to north 40 cubits, from west to east on the southern side 19 1/2 cubits and on the northern side 12 1/2 cubits, from which nothing accrues […] in the inspection of the estate properties made in year 13.
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of Phanias son of Petesorphiomis, grandson of Phanias
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[From] […] son of Heron, village scribe of Oxyrhyncha. […] of the revenue-producing properties handed over for [inspection] by Ptolemaios, royal scribe of the division, for year 16 of [Imperator] Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus. They are as follows:
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Oxyrhyncha is a village in the Fayum, not the city of Oxyrhynchus. The properties are 'prosodic' land, i.e. state-owned property confiscated and yielding revenue, here partly from defaulting lessees of imperial estates.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Land - Survey). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.