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Ἑρμόδωρος Σωτῆρος πράκτωρ ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης διʼ ἐμοῦ Σανσνῶτος βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν […] Σεναπῶτις ὑπὲρ τιμῆς δημοσίου φοίνικος γενήματος[…]ἔτους ὀνόματος […]…νου Ψον…[…] […]…η […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 18079
Receipt for the price of public dates TM 18079Elephantine181 - 182
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Ostracon receipt issued by Hermodoros son of Soter, collector of money taxes at Elephantine, through his assistant Sansnos, recording a payment by Senapotis for the price of public dates. It dates to AD 181-182.
In English machine translation
Hermodoros son of Soter, collector of money taxes of Elephantine,
through me, Sansnos, assistant. [Has paid] […]
Senapotis for the price of public [dates of the crop of] […] [year, in the name of]
[…]…nos Pson…[…]
[…]…e […]
The "price of public palm (dates)" was a money charge levied on date crops from state-owned palms. The amount and the end of the text are lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Τιμὴ Δημοσίου Φοίνικος). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.