Account of payments
An account of money paid to various people for various sorts of work connected with the estate.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1373
Account of payments for agricultural and building work on an estate TM 1373Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)Beginning of 256 B.C.
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An account of money paid to workers on an estate, probably the estate of Apollonios at Philadelphia in the Fayum, at the beginning of 256 BC. Payments cover hoeing, planting, woodcutting, levelling, brickmaking, hire of draught animals and wages for builders and carpenters, with totals on the back.
In English machine translation
[recto, column 1]
16th. To Stephanos for (work on) the shore, 8 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Nikias for hoeing … 4 obols
To Philippos for planting, 6 (drachmas) 4 obols
To Theon for levelling […]
[…] to the […]
To Protarchos for […]
[… 3 lines lost …]
To Nechthembes 3
To Komoapis, chief builder, 10
To Alkibios 5
To the man pulling the measuring rope, 2 obols
To Pasis son of Pasis for woodcutting 10
To Onnophris son of Harapathes 5
To Nikadas for woodcutting 4
To Sisyphos for hoeing 3
To Stephanos, contractor, 2 (drachmas) 1/2 obol
To Horos son of Amoys 25
To Komoapis for his allowance 4
To Philippos the … 4
To Philippos, carpenter, 20
To Kissos, hire of draught animals, 9 (drachmas) 4 obols
Of other draught animals 2 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Andronikos who cleaned the plants 1 (drachma) 1 obol
[… lines lost …]
[recto, column 2]
To Nechthoys son of Pasis for woodcutting 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
and for burning 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Thallos for levelling 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Pachoumis, Komoapis' man, for the woven cloth 20
and for bringing … 1 (drachma) 4 obols
To Stephanos for hoeing 1 (drachma) 4 obols
To Nechthembes for planting 1 (drachma) 4 obols
To Pasis son of Panoupis for planting 1 (drachma) 4 obols
To Onnophris son of Pamounis for woodcutting 12 (drachmas) 3 obols
To Theon son of Protarchos for woodcutting 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
and to Sem…os 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Patis for workmen 3 (drachmas) 2 obols
To Demetrios son of Demeas for woodcutting 1 (drachma) 4 obols
To Nikias for hoeing 1 (drachma) 4 obols
and for hire of draught animals, 20 (days?), 16 (drachmas) 4 obols
To Sisyphos for hoeing 4 obols and for woodcutting 4 obols
To Horos son of Pais for bricks 6 (drachmas) 4 obols
To Eutychides the remainder for Hathyr 5
and for Choiak 10
To Chesminis son of Harmenis, through Komoapis, for bricks 13
Of the 42 draught animals carrying the plants, total 14
To Dioskourides for his allowance 10
[…]nouthes
[… lines lost …]
[verso]
Expenditure […]
Total of all 1[…] 2 (drachmas) 1/4 obol ⟦94 (drachmas) 3 3/4 obols⟧
and […] 10 (drachmas) 2 obols
Privately […]
To Amylis […]
To Nikias […]
To Protarchos […]
To Maron […]
To Patis for wine(?) 2
To Eutychides 4
and for the iron 30
Wine 30 (drachmas) 3 obols
Meat 1 obol
Carob(?) … 4 obols
Smaller ones 4
To Styrax 1
To a smith 2
To Theon for planting 3
Total 85
Total 1,999 (drachmas) 5 3/4 obols
Remainder 4 (drachmas) 3 1/2 obols 1/4
Amounts are in drachmas and obols unless stated; the provenance at Philadelphia is probable but not certain. Some readings, such as the carob entry on the verso, are uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of payments). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.zen.4.59748
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