Corn Account
Account of quantities of wheat and other sorts of grain given out to Egyptian peasants, probably for seen; the grain was advanced to them and was to be repaid either at par or at 150 per cent
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 2017
Account of grain advanced to cultivators, repayable at par or at 150 percent TM 2017Philadelphia (Arsinoites)IIIrd century B.C.
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Two fragments of an account of wheat, barley, chickpeas and beans advanced to Egyptian individuals, some through intermediaries, with repayment either at par or at one and a half times the amount. From Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, mid-3rd century BC.
In English machine translation
[fragment A]
[column 1]
[…] […] to […]; at par, wheat 1
[…] through Theopompos
[…] of […]neus; at par, wheat 2
[…] at par, wheat 2
[…] of Patis; at par, wheat 2
[…]ios; at par, wheat 2
[…]mios; at par, wheat 2
[…]ios; at par, wheat 2
[…]os; at par, wheat […]
[…] through Paieu[…]
[…] at par
[…]apet[…]
[…]
[column 2]
[…] to […] the carpenter (?); at par […]
[…] son of Horos; at par […]
Pa[…]os; at par […]
To Pherenouthis son of Pasos; at par […]
To Thotorches; at par […]
To Horos son of Paos; at par […]
[…] at par […]
[…]
[verso]
Chickpeas […]
3
Beans, at one and a half, total 3 […]
1
[fragment B]
[recto]
[column 1]
[…]
[…] wheat 1
[…] of Amortaios; at one and a half, wheat 2
[…] at par, wheat 2
[…] through Herakleides; at one and a half, wheat 3
[…] son of Komoapis; at par, wheat 2
[…] through Anosis; at one and a half, wheat 1
[…]
[…] through Theopompos; at par, wheat 10
[…] wheat 4
[…] Choiak; at par, wheat 486, of these at one and a half […]
[…] chickpeas 30 […]
[…] 156
[column 2]
[…]
[…]t[…]lian […]
D[…]asphilistos […]
To Horos son of Pharytes, isionomos […]
To Phanoupis through Amoles
To Pasis son of Pais […]
To Mieus son of Kanos […]
To Petobastis son of Thosytmis […]
To Petobastis son of Phanesis […]
To Paris son of Pana[…]
To Teos son of A[…]
To Petoseiris […]
To Harpekysis […]
To Abynchis […]
[verso]
[column 1]
At par
wheat
10
165
16 1/2
37 1/2
5
70
10
50
20
20
5
[…]
[column 2]
barley
25
200
20
20
25
10
30
15
166 1/2
100
50
150
[…]
[column 3]
[…]
2300 […]
Total 2770 […]
"At par" (isou) and "at one and a half" (hemiolion) indicate whether the advance was to be repaid in the same amount or with 50 percent added; the grain was probably seed. An isionomos was apparently an official or functionary connected with the cult of Isis.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Two Fragments of a Corn Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.mich.1.119
[fragment A] [column 1] […]…[…]ωι ἴσου πυροῦ α […]διὰ Θεοπόμπου […]νέως ἴσου πυροῦ β […] ἴσου πυροῦ β […]Πάτιτος ἴσου πυροῦ β […]ιιος ἴσου πυροῦ β […]…μιος ἴσου πυροῦ β […]…ιος ἴσου πυροῦ β […]ος ἴσου πυροῦ […] […]ου διὰ Παιευ…[…] […]του ἴσου […]απετ[…] [… ? lines lost …] [column…