p.grenf.1.13
[…]Πτολεμαίῳ Πύρρου χαίρειν. ἐκομίσαντο ἔντευξιν οἱ βασιλικοὶ γεωργοὶ περὶ τοῦ μὴ […]ν γῆν συνεισφέρειν αὐτοῖς […]καταστῆσαι τὸν κωμογραμματέα[…] αὐτοῖς ἀπαντᾶν ἐπὶ σέ. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους κθ Μεχεὶρ ιε.
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Official letter about a petition of royal farmers TM 249Arsinoites
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Fragmentary official letter addressed to Ptolemaios, son of Pyrrhos, concerning a petition from the royal farmers about a contribution for land. It mentions the village scribe and instructs that parties appear before Ptolemaios. Dated Year 29, Mecheir 15, from the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
[…] to Ptolemaios son of Pyrrhos (?), greetings. The royal farmers have delivered [a petition] about not […] contributing […] land together with them […] to appoint (?) the village scribe […] to them to appear before you.
Farewell. Year 29, Mecheir 15.
Royal farmers (basilikoi georgoi) were cultivators of crown land in Ptolemaic Egypt. The addressee's name is largely restored, and whether Pyrrhos is his father or the sender 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.