Instructions concerning the supply of cushions (tylaria) TM 129771Hermopolites

Fragment of a letter of instructions from the Hermopolite nome about the supply of cushions (tylaria), apparently to be collected from those who owe them. It mentions the condition and processing of the material, the sailors of a small boat, expenses, and urges the recipients to act with all speed.

In English machine translation

Tylaria are small cushions or pillows; the terms krousta, pekta and hepsemena likely describe processed wool or stuffing (beaten, combed, boiled), but the sense is uncertain. The 'pakton' (pakt(onarion)) is a small light boat.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Istruzioni per la fornitura di tylaria). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.