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Order to an estate manager to issue wheat for maintenance of servants TM 15227Oxyrhynchites2. März 307

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An order from Ploutarchos to his estate manager Philantinoos to issue 8 artabas of wheat, measured by Apion's tenth measure, for the maintenance of his young slaves or servants. A note on the other side records the payment as wages. It dates to 2 March 307 AD in the Oxyrhynchite nome.

In English machine translation

[verso] From Ploutarchos to Philantinoos, pronoetes (estate manager), greetings. Give to my slaves (?) for their maintenance, by the tenth measure of Apion, 8 artabas of wheat, total 8 artabas only. I have signed: 8 artabas by the tenth measure. Year 15 and 3 and 1, Phamenoth 6. [recto] Phamenoth 6, to the slaves (?) for wages, 8 artabas.

The Greek paidia can mean children, slaves or young servants; the docket's mention of wages (opsonia) suggests servants. The regnal year formula 15, 3 and 1 reflects the joint reigns of the Tetrarchic emperors.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ordine di consegna). 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.harr.2.233

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 2. März 307 · Oxyrhynchites

[v] παρὰ Πλουτάρχου Φιλαντινόῳ προνοητῇ χαίρειν. δὸς εἰς διατροφὰς τοῖς παιδίοις μου μέτρῳ Ἀπίωνος δεκάτῳ πυροῦ ἀρτάβας ὀκτώ, γίνονται ἀρτάβαι η μόναι. σεσημείωμαι ἀρτάβας η μέτρῳ δεκάτῳ. ἔτους ιε καὶ γ καὶ α Φαμενὼθ ϛ. [r] Φαμενὼθ ϛ παιδίοις ὑπὲρ ὀψωνίων ἀρτάβαι η.