o.eleph.wagner.298
Οὐαλερίων καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Σαραπίωνος γραμματέως. διέγραψεν Πετορζμῆθις Πετεπουήρεως[…] […] β ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24274
Receipt of the contractors of the sacred gate of Syene TM 24274Elephantine oder Syene117 - 118
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Ostracon tax receipt issued by Valerion and his fellow contractors (tax farmers) of the sacred gate of Syene, through their secretary Sarapion, acknowledging a payment by Petorzmethis son of Petepoueris. It is dated to year 2 of Hadrian (AD 117-118), from Elephantine or Syene.
In English machine translation
Valerion and the other
contractors of the sacred gate of Syene,
through Sarapion, secretary. Petorzmethis son of Petepoueris has paid […]
[…] Year 2 of Hadrian Caesar
the lord […]
[…]
The 'sacred gate' of Syene was a customs or toll station whose dues were collected by private contractors (misthotai). The amount and nature of the payment are lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu d’impôt). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.