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Guild estimate of materials for repairing a bath, addressed to the logistes TM 23667Oxyrhynchos315

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Sworn declaration by the heads of the guilds of builders, lead-workers, glass-workers, a locksmith and plasterers of Oxyrhynchus to the logistes Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, estimating the materials and labour (tiles, bricks, lead, lime, kilns, scaffolding) needed to repair a public bath. Written at Oxyrhynchus in AD 315.

In English machine translation

[column 9] In the consulship of our masters Constantine and Licinius Augusti for the 4th time. To Valerius Ammonianus also called Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from the Aurelii Achilleus and P[…], monthly presidents of the builders, and Silvanus […] son of Polydeukes and Silvanus son of Sarap[…] son of Herakleides, lead-workers, and […] son of Neilammon, glass-workers, […] locksmith, and Herakleides […] son of Theon, plasterers, all from the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites. To you, inquiring […] being styled […] of the same city […] we declare, swearing the venerable divine oath of our masters Constantine and Licinius Imperatores, […] the items written below […] for the repair […] at the […] none […] of the […] except […] […] earthenware roof tiles […] […] of baked brick […] builders required […] workmen likewise required […] And we the lead-workers […] of cauldrons and pipes […] for the needs of the same bath […] of lead, by weight 20 centenaria, at […] per centenarium […] [column 10] 115 […] use by weight […] 960 […] […] required and […] new work […] of the bath […] […] […] 4 1/2 (?) […] [… 1 line lost …] […] […] 1 1/2 […] by weight 1 1/2 centenaria […] and of the colonnade (xystos) and of the other […] for the same, 40 kilns […] 17 centenaria, total 680 centenaria […] for the burning of the lime […] […] each kiln from 50 loads […] 1,000 loads […] scaffolding of the bath, it would amount to […] 60 […] 6 […] from dung-heaps, 50 (?) […] 200 […] each kiln from loads […] 100

This is one of a series of reports to the logistes (city curator); the logistes oversaw public works. Many figures in column 10 lack their context, so their units and referents are uncertain.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 315 · Oxyrhynchos

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