p.lond.4.1467
[… ? lines lost …] τῇ αὐτῇ παγαρχίᾳ τοὺς φυγάδας αὐτῆς […] κούρσων τοῦ […] περὶ τῶν λεχθέντων φυγάδων[…] […] ζ ἰνδικτίονος η ἠνήχθη διʼ Ἀβου Ἁσσαν περὶ σιδήρου κεντηναρίων δ […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 19918
Fragment of an official letter concerning fugitives and iron TM 19918Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)709 - 710
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Fragment of an official letter, probably from the Arab governor to the pagarch of Aphrodito, dealing with fugitives from the pagarchy and with iron for the raiding fleets. A docket records its delivery by Abu Hassan concerning 4 centenaria of iron, in the 8th indiction (AD 709-710).
In English machine translation
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[…] in the same pagarchy its fugitives […]
[…] of the raiding fleets (?) of […]
[…] concerning the said fugitives […]
[…] 7 (?), indiction 8, brought by Abu Hassan, concerning iron, 4 centenaria […]
Kourson refers to the annual naval raiding expeditions (cursus) of the early Islamic administration. A centenarium is a weight unit of about 100 Roman pounds.
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.