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[… ? lines lost …] ἔτους λε Καίσαρος Χοιὰκ ϛ Πολυδεύκῃ γραμματεῖ. ἐπισταλήτω τὴν προκειμένην πυροῦ ἀρτάβην μίαν γίνεται πυροῦ ἀρτάβη α. ἔτους λε Καίσαρος Χοιὰκ ϛ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 23289
Order to the secretary Polydeukes to issue one artaba of wheat TM 23289Herakleopolites2. Dez. 5
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The end of an order addressed to Polydeukes, a secretary, authorizing the issue of one artaba of wheat, probably as seed grain. It was written in the Herakleopolite nome on 2 December AD 5, in the 35th year of Augustus.
In English machine translation
[…]
Year 35 of Caesar, Choiak 6.
To Polydeukes, secretary. Let the aforementioned 1 artaba of wheat be issued, total 1 artaba of wheat. Year 35 of Caesar, Choiak 6.
The beginning, which presumably contained the request referred to as 'aforementioned', is lost. The verb translated 'issued' literally means 'let it be written for (or sent)', a standard order to release grain.
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.