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Oath of overseers of flooding at Ibion on unflooded land TM 19615Hermopolis (?)26. Okt. 113

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Sworn declaration by eleven overseers of the flooding at the village of Ibion that all land in their district was inundated except 55 arouras in the north, part of which they promise to have irrigated artificially. Dated 26 October 113 under Trajan, probably from the Hermopolite area, with signatures of the swearers.

In English machine translation

[…] From Pathotes son of Ares and Pathotes son of Tithoesais and Phatres son of Phatres and Pollous son of Psais and Psensenpetentaeis his brother and Patomtous son of Orsenouphis and Hermias son of Pathotes and Patomtous son of Enthieus and Psentapnouchis the elder, son of Orsenouphis, and Apollonios son of Portious and Psais son of Onnophris, overseers of the flooding of Ibion. We swear by the fortune of the Emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus that no aroura is unflooded in our village-scribe's district except 55 arouras in the northern area, of which we shall compel those that can be irrigated by hand to be irrigated, or may we be liable to the oath. Year 17 of the Emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Phaophi 29. I, Psentapnouchis son of Orsenouphis, have sworn the above oath. I, Orsenouphis the younger, son of Pathotes, wrote on behalf of my father because he is not present; I have sworn the above oath as stated. [I, Hermias the elder, son of Pathotes, have sworn the above] oath. I, Apollonios son of Portious, [have sworn the above] oath. I, Pollous son of Psais, have sworn the above oath. I, Psensenpetentais son of Psais, have sworn the above oath as stated. I, Pathotes son of Ares, have sworn the above oath. I, Phatres son of Phatres, have sworn the above oath. I, Psais son of Onnophris, have sworn the above oath as stated.

This fragment is the missing end of P.Ryl. II 82. Unflooded (abrochos) land was assessed differently for tax, so such declarations mattered to the administration.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Der vermißte Schluß von P.Ryl. II 82). 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 · 26. Okt. 113 · Hermopolis (?)

[…]…α[…] παρὰ Παθώτου Ἄρεως καὶ Παθώτου Τιθοεσάιτος καὶ Φατρῆτος Φατρέως καὶ Πολλοῦτος Ψάϊτος καὶ Ψενσενπεντενταία ἀδελφοῦ καὶ Πατομτοῦτος Ὀρσενούφεως καὶ Ἑρμίου Παθώτου καὶ Πατομτοῦτος Ἐνθιέως καὶ Ψενταπνύχιος πρεσβυτέρου Ὀρσενούφεως καὶ Ἀπολλωνίου Πορτιοῦτος καὶ Ψάιτος Ὀννόφρεω…