Order to the sitologoi of Koma to issue seed wheat as a loan TM 23284Herakleopolites8 - 7 v.Chr.

An order from Herakleitos, toparch and official in charge of sowing, instructing the granary officials of Koma to issue 50 artabas of wheat as a seed loan to a farmer for the sowing of Augustus' 23rd year, and to obtain signed receipts. It comes from the Herakleopolite nome, 8-7 BC.

In English machine translation

A katasporeus was an official overseeing the distribution of seed grain for sowing; the sitologoi were the managers of the state granaries. The ratio of about 1 artaba of seed per aroura matches standard seed loans.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Orders for Seed Grain). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.