Account of tow
An account of tow.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1404
Account of tow produced from processed flax TM 1404Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.
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A short account from the Zenon archive recording the quantity of tow (the coarse fibre left after processing flax) obtained from worked flax-stalks, with sub-totals for old stock, useless material and what remains in the storehouse. It dates to the mid 3rd century BC and comes from Philadelphia in the Fayum.
In English machine translation
Tow produced from the processed flax-stalks: 772 talents 37 minas, of which old: 20 talents 49 minas, of which useless: 7 minas, of which there is in the storehouse: 74 talents […]
Tow (stippyon) is the short, coarse flax fibre separated during processing, used for cordage and rough textiles. The talent and mina here are units of weight, and the final figure is broken off.
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 tow). 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.4.59779
ὃ γέγονεν στίππυον ἀπὸ τῆς λινοκαλάμης τῆς κατεργασμένης τάλαντα ψοβ μνᾶι λζ ὧν παλαιοῦ τάλαντα κ μνᾶι μθ ὧν ἀχρέου μνᾶι ζ ὧν ὑπάρχει ἐν ταμιείωι τάλαντα οδ […]