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Notice to the agoranomoi of a cession of catoecic land near Korobis TM 20707Oxyrhynchos29. Aug. 95
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Notice from the officials in charge of registering catoecic land to the agoranomoi at Oxyrhynchus, reporting that Tapotamon, with her grandson Ploutarchos as guardian, ceded nearly 3 arouras of grain land near Korobis to Diogenes son of Ptolemaios. It is dated 29 August AD 95.
In English machine translation
Phanias and Heraklas and Diogenes also called Hermaios, who are in charge of the registrations of catoecic land, to the agoranomoi, greetings. Since Diogenes son of Ptolemaios has had ceded to him by Tapotamon daughter of Ptolemaios son of Kolylis, with her guardian, her daughter's son Ploutarchos son of Ploutarchos son of Ploutarchos, according to an agreement made on the present day, the 1 1/2 1/3 1/12 arouras of grain-bearing, sown catoecic land, measured as a rectangle, belonging to her near the village of Korobis from the allotment of Menoitios, we write to you so that you may know.
Farewell.
Year 14 of Imperator Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus, month Kaisareios, 6th intercalary day.
I, Heraklas, have signed for 1 1/2 1/3 1/12 arouras, total 1 1/2 1/3 1/12 arouras. Same date.
Catoecic land was originally allotted to military settlers and its transfer had to be registered by the katalochismoi officials; the total is 1 1/2 1/3 1/12 = 2 11/12 arouras. The 6th intercalary day falls in a leap year of the Alexandrian calendar.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Land Distribution). 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.oxy.1.45
Φανίας καὶ Ἡρακλᾶς καὶ Διογένης ὁ καὶ Ἑρμαῖος οἱ ἀσχολούμενοι τοὺς καταλοχισμοὺς τοῖς ἀγορανόμοις χαίρειν. Διογένους τοῦ Πτολεμαίου παρακεχωρημένου παρὰ Ταποτάμωνος τῆς Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Κολύλιδος, μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ θυγατριδοῦ Πλουτάρχου τοῦ Πλουτάρχου τοῦ Πλουτάρχου, καθʼ ὁμολογίαν γ…