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ἔτους κθ, Τῦβι κ. ἔχει Ἕρμιππος εἰς φυτείαν κίκιος τῆς Στύρακος γῆς δραχμὰς ε ἔτους κθ, Τῦβι κ. ἔχει Ἕρμιππος εἰς φυτείαν κίκιος ἐν τῇ Στύρακος γῇ δραχμὰς ε.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1522
Note of payment to Hermippos for planting castor on Styrax's land TM 1522unbekannt14. März 256 v.Chr.
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A short receipt or account note, written twice, recording that Hermippos received 5 drachmas for planting castor (kiki) on the land of a man named Styrax. It dates to year 29 of Ptolemy II, 14 March 256 BC, and belongs to the Zenon archive.
In English machine translation
Year 29, Tybi 20. Hermippos has, for the planting of kiki (castor) on the land of Styrax, 5 drachmas.
Year 29, Tybi 20. Hermippos has, for the planting of kiki (castor) on the land of Styrax, 5 drachmas.
Kiki is the castor-oil plant, grown in Ptolemaic Egypt for lamp oil. The text is written twice, as is usual for double documents.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.