Declaration of Uninundated land
Fragment of a declaration of uninundated land located near Kerkesoucha, addressed by Gaius Iulius Niger to Vegetus, strategos of the Herakleidou meris
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Declaration of unflooded catoecic land near Kerkesoucha TM 14406either Kerkesoucha or Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptFebruary 15, 164 A.D.
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Fragment of a declaration of unflooded land addressed to Vegetus, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, by the Antinoite Gaius Iulius Niger through representatives. It registers half an aroura of catoecic land near Kerkesoucha that the Nile flood did not reach, and is dated 15 February 164.
In English machine translation
To Vegetus, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division, [and acting also for] the [strategia of the Themistos and Polemon divisions],
from Gaius Iulius [Niger, Antinoite], of the Osirantinoeian [tribe and the Hermaieian deme, through Valerius] Saturninus […] [and] Gaius Apollinarius [Niger] […]. [In accordance with] the orders [we register for the present 4th year] of Antoninus a[nd Verus, Caesars the lords], the […] belonging [to us] [near the village of] Kerkesoucha, of a [catoecic] holding, [unflooded], 1/2 aroura, which is through [transfer of registration to …] […] of Akousilaos. Therefore we submit [this declaration].
Year 4 of Antoninus [and Verus the lords Augusti], Mecheir 20.
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Owners declared land not reached by the inundation so that it could be taxed accordingly. The physical description gives the provenance as either Kerkesoucha or Karanis.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deklaration nicht durch die Nilüberschwemmung bewässerten Landes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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