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Fragmentary sworn declaration by a collector of money taxes of the village of Phebichis in the Herakleopolite nome, swearing by the Emperor about sums apportioned on village residents and affirming he had collected nothing beyond a stated amount of 200 drachmas. It dates to the reign of Augustus.
The term rendered 'strebloi' (strebloton, perhaps 'twisted' or 'tortured' persons or a group name) is obscure. The scribe's Greek contains numerous errors corrected by the editor.
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.
[…] Φεβίχεως τῶν στρεβλωτῶν πράκτωρ ἀργυρικῶν[…] Αὐτοκράτορα εἶ μὴν τοῦ μεμερισμένου […]μενοι πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας […] ἐπιστημένης κατὰ βαθμὸν τέσσαρα ἃ καὶ […] τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς κώμης ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς […]ἐν ξέναις ἑβδομήκοντα τρίων ὧν ἥμισυ[…]ω καὶ μηδὲν ἀπῃτηκέναι πλὴν ἢ […]…ν ἀρ…
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