Letter of the governor about inspection of unwatered land TM 19824Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)13. Okt. 710

Fragment of an official letter, probably from the Arab governor of Egypt to the pagarch of Aphroditopolis, about inspecting land that was not reached by the Nile flood and sown land, using trustworthy men and instructing the village headmen, with threats of punishment. It was written on 13 October 710 and found at Aphrodito.

In English machine translation

Part of the Aphrodito archive of correspondence from the governor Qurra ibn Sharik to the pagarch Basilios. 'Unwatered land' (abrochos) is land not inundated by the Nile, relevant for tax relief.

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.