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Order to village officials about animals and mats for charcoal production TM 15147Arsinoites (?)IV

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An official order addressed to the village headmen (komarchs), public officials and tesserarii of a series of villages, rebuking them for failing to deliver their share of pack animals and mats needed for producing and packing charcoal. It warns that boats are waiting and lists the villages concerned, probably in the Arsinoite nome in the 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

From […] to the komarchs, public officials and tesserarii of the villages listed below, greetings. Much blame (?) [falls] on you […] because until [now] no one […] of the share falling to you […] to hand over to the envoy (?) […] and pack animals for the preparation of the charcoal, and moreover also the mats falling to you for the packing of the charcoal. If he blames you again, you will have yourselves to blame, since very many boats are moored for this purpose [in the harbours]. Village of Theogenis, Tebtynis, Kerkesoucha Orous, Kerkesis, Talei, Kerkesephis, Areos, Oxyrhyncha, Tristomos, hamlet of Tristomos, hamlet of Isidoros, hamlet of Psanlebiton. Total 28 (?), Phamenoth 30.

Tesserarii were late Roman village officials responsible for requisitions and records. The figure at the end (28) does not match the twelve villages listed and may refer to something else.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Dienstauftrag). 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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p.bad.2.29

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Arsinoites (?)

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