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Order to the sitologoi of Koma to issue seed wheat to a royal farmer TM 23285Herakleopolites28. Okt. - 26. Nov. 8 v.Chr.

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An order from an official, probably the toparch Heraklitos, to Dioskourides and the other granary officials of Koma to issue 2 1/2 artabas of wheat as a seed loan to a farmer of royal land, with a requirement to obtain his written receipt. It dates to the month Hathyr of Augustus' 23rd year (autumn 8 BC) in the Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

[Heraklitos, toparch and] sower(?), to Dioskourides and his partners, sitologoi of Koma, greetings. Measure out to Herak[…] son of Petech[…], as seed loans for the sowing for the 23rd year of Caesar, for the [arouras registered by] […] the village scribe, who farms near Koma royal land […] from the (holding?) of Agath[…], 2 1/2 arouras, 2 1/2 artabas of wheat, total 2 1/2 artabas of wheat. And receive from him the appropriate written acknowledgments. Year 23 of Caesar, […] Measure out the aforementioned 2 1/2 artabas of wheat, total 2 1/2 artabas of wheat. Year 23 of Caesar, Hathyr […]

Sitologoi were officials in charge of state granaries; seed loans were advanced to cultivators of royal land and repaid after harvest. The name and title of the issuing official in line 1 are restored.

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.

DDbDP-text Full record →

bgu.16.2563

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 28. Okt. - 26. Nov. 8 v.Chr. · Herakleopolites

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