Official letter concerning a mercenary soldier and his horse TM 140710Ptolemais Euergetis ? (Arsinoites, Ägypten)14. Apr. - 13. Mai 216 v.Chr.

Fragmentary official letter or order concerning a mercenary soldier and his horse: the responsible person is to go to someone, have the horse transferred, keep the soldier from further approaching something, and report deductions to the royal treasury. It is dated Year 6, Phamenoth, of a Ptolemaic king, probably 216 BC, perhaps from Ptolemais Euergetis in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

The word translated 'deductions' (hypologoi) is a fiscal term for items written off or credited in royal accounts. The month Phamenoth in the text does not match the April-May range given in the records, which may reflect a different calendar reckoning.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as A soldier and a horse (P. Mich. Inv. 7009)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.