A receipt issued by two chaff-collectors of the Memnoneia district of western Thebes to Phthomonthes son of Longinius, acknowledging delivery of loads of chaff on behalf of Plenis from the harvest of year 16 of Marcus Aurelius. It is dated 4 August AD 176.
In English machine translation
Pindaros son of Senamounis and Pabouchis son of Senplenis, the 2 chaff-collectors of the Memnoneia, to Phthomonthes son of Longinius, greetings. We have received from you on behalf of Plenis son of Psenetaro 24 1/48 (?) loads of chaff from the produce of year 16 of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar the lord. Mesore 11.
I, Pabouchis, have received.
I, Pindaros, have received.
The chaff (achyron) was collected as a levy, probably for fuel or military use. The quantity 'κδ μη' is read here as 24 1/48 loads, but the fraction is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.