Fragment of a contract mentioning silver drachmas and neighbours TM 17826Panopolis217 - 218

A small fragment of a document from Panopolis, dated AD 217-218, apparently a contract involving a sum of silver drachmas and a property described by its neighbours. Only scattered words survive, including the place name Panopolis and the month Pharmouthi.

In English machine translation

The phrase "or whoever may be the neighbours on all sides" is a standard formula in property descriptions in sales and leases, and the mention of money "for need" suggests a loan or sale. The figure of 1,000 drachmas rests on a restoration.

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.