cde.86.255
τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Δαλματίῳ Κύριλλῳς πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ Κοπρῆς γραμματεὺς ἐν Κυρίῳ χαίρειν. περὶ τῶν δύο ἀρουρῶν Ἀᾶ ἐπλήρωσεν ἡμᾶς τόν χόρτον τῶν στρατιωτῶν. vac. μὴ αὐτοῖς ἐγγίσητε. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὐχόμεθα ἐν πολλοῖς χρόνοις. ἔτους […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140736
Letter of Kyrillos and Kopres to Dalmatios about hay for soldiers TM 140736unbekannt1. Hälfte IV
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A short letter from Kyrillos, a presbyter (priest), and Kopres, a secretary, to Dalmatios, stating that a man named Aa has delivered the hay owed for the soldiers on his two arouras of land, so Dalmatios should not press him further. It concerns the military supply levy (annona) in the first half of the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Dalmatios, Kyrillos the presbyter and Kopres the secretary, greetings in the Lord.
Concerning the two arouras of Aa: he has paid us the hay of the soldiers. Do not touch them.
We pray for your health for many years.
Year […]
The hay was part of the annona militaris, the in-kind levy for supplying the army. "Do not touch them" likely means the two arouras (or their owner) should not be subjected to further demands.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sur l’annone militaire pour le foin). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.