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Land register of vineyards and new plantings TM 25636ArsinoitesI

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Fragmentary land register from the Arsinoite nome, 1st century AD, listing landholders and areas of grain-land converted to vineyards and new plantings. It mentions land released from the estate of Tiberius Claudius Balbillus in year 13.

In English machine translation

[Column 1] […] 10 1/2 in grain-land, of which the […] […] […] separated 139 […] cut out 7 1/2, of figs, for […] 1/2, of which the epaurion (?) […] of figs 2 […] reduced 1/6 1/32 1/64 […] taken up in grain-land […] from newly planted land 3 1/2, of the god […] 1/6 1/32 1/64 […] from new plantings 8 1/2 […] 1/4 aroura […] formerly Josepos […] from grain-land, vineyards 2/3 […] […] grain-land instead of […] [… 4 lines lost …] [Column 2] Of Papos son of Pasion […] from new plantings 9 1/2, vineyards 1/2 […] Of Herakleides son of Apollonios […] through his daughters […] from newly planted land 11 1/2, from grain-land […] Of Tnepheros daughter of Apynchis […] Of Petsiris son of Paraitis […] 9 1/2 […] cut out 7 1/2 […] from newly planted land 12 1/2, of Didymos […] of Greek reed […] Of Theron son of Moeris (?) through Nin[…] mother Eirene, formerly Herakle[…] Of Chalamos son of Libanos through […] from grain-land, vineyards 1/2 […] 8 1/2, likewise vineyards 4, 9 1/2 […] and from additions of year 13, from the release of Tiberius Claudius Balbillus, vineyards which, deducted for tax exemption […] were restored by a supplementary entry to the agreeing (?) [category] […] […] 16 1/2 arouras, 16 1/32 […] […] […] [… lines lost …]

Balbillus was a prominent Roman official, prefect of Egypt AD 55-59; 'year 13' probably refers to Nero's reign. Fractions refer to arouras of land.

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.

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