Monthly account submitted by the overseers of the tax contract on fullers' washing for the month Phaophi of year 23 of Antoninus Pius. It lists five boatmen, each paying a charge based on the burden of their boat plus a charge for natron, and totals the sums to be paid to the bank.
In English machine translation
From Dionysios also called Apollonios, son of Apollonios, and Diogenes son of Diogenes and Hermas son of Sarapas and Theon son of Hermas and their associates, overseers of the contract for the fullers' washing tax (?) for the current 23rd year of Antoninus Caesar the lord. Monthly account for the period from Phaophi 1 to 30; it is as follows:
Pibekis, 1 boat of 60 artabas' burden, 30 drachmas, and for 100 tablets (?) of natron 14 drachmas 2 obols, total 44 drachmas 2 obols;
Kenturion, 1 boat of 50 artabas' burden, 25 drachmas, and for 100 tablets (?) of natron 14 drachmas 2 obols, total 39 drachmas 2 obols;
Pasbes, 1 boat of 80 artabas' burden, 40 drachmas, and for 100 tablets (?) of natron 14 drachmas 2 obols, total 54 drachmas 2 obols;
Horion, 1 boat of 60 artabas' burden, 30 drachmas, and for 100 tablets (?) of natron 14 drachmas 2 obols, total 44 drachmas 2 obols;
Pallis, 1 boat of 60 artabas' burden, 30 drachmas, and for 100 tablets (?) of natron 14 drachmas 2 obols, total 44 drachmas 2 obols.
Total for the month 226 drachmas 3 obols. And to the account also for the month of Thoth of the current year 239 drachmas 4 obols, if they are left over. Total of the payment together 466 drachmas, which are also being paid to the banker.
Year 23 of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Hathyr 1.
I, Dionysios also called Apollos, son of Apollonios, have submitted it.
I, Theon son of Hermas, have submitted it jointly. I, Diogenes son of Diogenes, have submitted it jointly […]
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The word plynos (washing) and ptychides (here 'tablets' or cakes of natron) are uncertain technical terms. Natron was used by fullers as a cleaning agent, and the boats probably carried it.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.