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παρέσχεν ἐμοὶ Σιλβανῷ ἐπιμελητῇ χρύσου καταδίκης καὶ πρεσβευτικῶν Κοπρίας Παβώφιος χρυσοῦ γράμμα ἕν, γίνεται γράμμα α μόνον. ἔτους μβ κδ ιε Μεχεὶρ γ. Σιλβανὸς σεσημείωμαι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 21305
Receipt for gold paid toward a fine and embassy expenses TM 21305Oxyrhynchos (?)29. Jan. 348
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A receipt issued by Silvanus, the official in charge of collecting gold for a fine and for embassy expenses, acknowledging payment of one gram of gold by Kopria (or Koprias), child of Pabophis. It dates to 29 January 348, probably at Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
Kopria (?) daughter of Pabophis has provided to me, Silvanus, supervisor of the gold for the fine (katadike) and for the embassy expenses, one gram of gold, total 1 gram only.
Year 42, 24, 15 (?), Mecheir 3.
I, Silvanus, have signed.
The date uses the regnal-era years 42, 24 and 15 counted in the 4th century, giving Mecheir 3 = 29 January 348. The 'gramma' is a small unit of weight for gold (1/24 of an ounce); 'presbeutika' were levies to fund official embassies.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.