bgu.15.2517
ἔτους[…]…[…]…[…] Σεβαστοῦ. εἴργασται ἐν χώματι Κερβασήιτος ἐφʼ ἡμέρας ε ὑπὲρ χωματικῶν ἔργων τοῦ αὐτοῦ … ἔτους Φιλοτερίδος Παπεῖς Ψενατύμεως μητρὸς Τεν[…] Χρυσι… σεσημείωμαι Πανεφρέμμις σεσημείωμαι Παπεῖν Διονύσιος σεσημείωμαι Παπεῖν
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24899
Certificate of five days' dike work by Papeis son of Psenatymis TM 24899Philoteris (Arsinoites)I
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A penthemeros certificate from Philoteris in the Arsinoite nome, recording that Papeis son of Psenatymis did his five days of compulsory labour on a dike. It is signed by several officials and dates to the 1st century AD.
In English machine translation
Year […] of […] Augustus. Worked on the dike of Kerbaseis (?) for 5 days for the dike works of the same […] year, of Philoteris:
Papeis son of Psenatymis, his mother being Ten[…].
Chrysi[…]: I have signed.
Panephremmis: I have signed for Papeis.
Dionysios: I have signed for Papeis.
Penthemeros certificates prove completion of the yearly five days of compulsory work on dikes and canals. The name of the dike (Kerbaseis?) and the 5 days are partly restored.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Penthemeros Certificate). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.