Orders for the issue of seed wheat TM 23291Herakleopolites25. Nov. 3 v.Chr.

Fragmentary order for the issue of seed wheat to cultivators, issued with the co-signature of the royal scribe, specifying 15 artabas for 15 arouras and a total of 25 artabas, with instruction to take receipts. A second note orders the 25 artabas to be measured out. Dated in Year 28 of Augustus (November 3 BC) in the Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

Seed-grain loans at one artaba per aroura were standard; 'Caesar' here is Augustus. The name Komas and the place-name beginning Epiaral- are uncertain readings.

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.