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Receipt for wood-cutting and burning on 2 arouras TM 1840Philadelphia (Arsinoites)19. Okt. 257 v.Chr.

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A double receipt in which Kleitos son of Nikadas, acting through Hegesias, acknowledges receiving 5 drachmas from Panakestor, manager for the finance minister Apollonios, for clearing 2 arouras of land by cutting and burning wood. It was written at Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome in 257 BC.

In English machine translation

[recto] In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, Mesore 29. Kleitos son of Nikadas, through Hegesias, acknowledges that he has received from Panakestor, the agent of Apollonios, for wood-cutting and burning of 2 arouras, 5 drachmas. In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, Mesore 29. Kleitos son of Nikadas, through Hegesias, acknowledges that he has received from Panakestor, the agent of Apollonios, for wood-cutting and burning of 2 arouras, five drachmas. [verso] Mesore 29 Money matters

The text is written twice, as usual for early Ptolemaic receipts; the work paid for is land clearance on Apollonios' gift estate, where Panakestor preceded Zenon as manager. The verso docket 'argyrika' classes it among money accounts.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Quittung für ξυλοκοπία und ἐμπυρισμός : Neuedition von P.Iand. inv. 424 mit P.Zen. Pestm. 9). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 19. Okt. 257 v.Chr. · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

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