Oath of Dionysodoros concerning persea timber used to build a house at Phys TM 23315Phys (Herakleopolites)30 v.Chr. - 14 n.Chr.

A sworn declaration by Dionysodoros son of Dionysodoros, a man from Herakleopolis living in the village of Phys, concerning persea wood he used to build a house there. He swears by Augustus about the timber and where it was cut, apparently to show it was obtained legitimately. It dates from the reign of Augustus.

In English machine translation

The persea was a sacred tree in Egypt and its felling was restricted, which likely explains the need for a sworn statement. The central lines giving the number of timbers and the source are badly damaged.

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