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Payment order from Aurelius Theon to his assistant Kopreus, with receipt TM 21241Alexandria293 - 294

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A written payment order in which Aurelius Theon, a former hypomnematographos and councillor of Alexandria, instructs his assistant Aurelius Kopreus to pay 2 talents 604 drachmas to the goldsmith and fellow councillor Aurelius Isidoros. A receipt by Isidoros follows. Written in Alexandria in 293/294.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Theon, former hypomnematographos, councillor of Alexandria, to Aurelius Kopreus, assistant, greetings. Please pay to Aurelius Isidoros, fellow councillor, goldsmith in Alexandria, 2 talents and 604 drachmas of silver, total 2 talents 600 drachmas (sic), full count, from what I have from the account of the collection (synarsis). This order, being in my own hand, is valid, and being asked I agreed. Year 10 and year 9 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian Augusti and year 2 of our lords Constantius and Maximian, the most illustrious Caesars. Aurelius Isidoros […] through Aurelius Kopreus, assistant: I have received […] 2 talents and 604 drachmas of silver […] […]

The numeral summary gives 600 drachmas while the text in words gives 604. The document calls itself an epitheke, a type of payment order; synarsis seems to denote a collection or levy account.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ἐπιθήκη). 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 · 293 - 294 · Alexandria

Αὐρήλιος Θέων γενόμενος ὑπομνηματογράφος βουλευτὴς Ἀλεξανδρείας Αὐρηλίῳ Κοπρεῖ βοηθῷ χαίρειν. καλὼς ποιήσεις μεταβαλόμενος Αὐρηλίῳ Ἰσιδώρῳ συμβουλευτῇ χρυσώνῃ ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ἀργυρίου τάλαντα δύο καὶ δραχμὰς ἑξακοσίας τέσσαρας γίνονται τάλαντα β δραχμαὶ χ ἀριθμοῦ πλήρους ἀφʼ ὧν ἔσ…