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ἔτους κς Μεχὶρ β. τέτακται Πᾶτις Ἰμούθου Συηνιτῶν λογείαν διὰ Δώρου δραχμὰς β [… 1 line lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219298
Receipt for the logeia of the Syenites paid by Patis TM 219298Elephantine18. März 222 v.Chr.
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A short tax receipt recording that Patis son of Imouthes paid 2 drachmas toward the logeia (a collection levy) of the people of Syene, through the agent Doros. It dates to 18 March 222 BC and comes from Elephantine.
In English machine translation
Year 26, Mecheir 2. Patis son of Imouthes has paid for the collection (logeia) of the Syenites, through Doros, 2 drachmas.
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Logeia was a collection or levy, often for a temple or a special purpose, with no exact English equivalent. The final line, probably a signature or amount, is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Quittung für Syeniton logeia). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.