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Order to sitologoi to transfer wheat from the account of Julius Theon TM 22251Oxyrhynchites19. Aug. 127

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An order from the secretary of the gymnasiarch Julius Theon instructing the state granary officials (sitologoi) of the Seryphis district to transfer wheat from Theon's granary account to Sarapion son of Dionysios. The wheat, from the harvest of Hadrian's 11th year, is drawn from three villages and totals 7 artabas 4 choinikes; dated 19 August AD 127 in the Oxyrhynchite nome.

In English machine translation

[…]as, secretary of Julius Theon, gymnasiarch, to the sitologoi of the district of Seryphis, greetings. Transfer from what you hold on deposit of Julius Theon, of wheat of the produce of year 11 of Hadrian Caesar the lord, to Sarapion son of Dionysios: at Seryphis 1/2 artaba, at Senokomis 3 artabas, at Senepta 3 1/4 artabas 4 choinikes; total 7 artabas 4 choinikes of wheat. Year 11 of Imperator Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, Mesore 26.

The listed amounts (1/2 + 3 + 3 1/4 artabas 4 choinikes) add to 6 3/4 artabas 4 choinikes, not the stated total of 7 artabas 4 choinikes. 'Thema' refers to grain held on deposit in a person's account at the public granary.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sitologi document). 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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p.oxy.38.2867

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 19. Aug. 127 · Oxyrhynchites

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