One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1452
Fragment of a survey of vineyards TM 1452Philadelphiaca. 242 BC
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Fragment of a land survey of vineyards carried out through the royal scribe Paues son of Panesis in the month Phamenoth of year 36. It records areas in arouras for the vineyard of Hermogenes, including land taken up by canals, and mentions planted plots held by others. It comes from Philadelphia in the Fayum, about 242 BC.
In English machine translation
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Survey of vineyards through Paues son of Panesis, royal scribe, in year 36, Phamenoth.
Of the private vineyard of Hermogenes: 76 1/32 1/2 arouras (?)
of the stadion (?): 3 1/2 1/8 1/32 arouras
of canals: 1/4 1/16
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The fractions are written as Egyptian unit fractions, and their exact order and reading are uncertain. 'Stadion' here may refer to a measured strip or a track within the estate; the sense is unclear.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a survey of vineyards). 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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