bgu.7.1648
Τνεφερῶτι ὀρχηστρίᾳ παρὰ Παψεῖτος Ὀννόφρεως ἡγουμένου συνόδου κώμης Τάνεως. βούλομαι παραλαβεῖν σε ἐφʼ ἡμέρας δ ἀπὸ λ ἕως [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 27600
Engagement of a dancer by the president of a village association TM 27600Philadelphia (Arsinoites)II - III
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Beginning of a contract in which Papseis son of Onnophris, president of a village association at Tanis, engages the dancer Tnepheros to perform for four days. Only the opening survives; the terms of payment and the rest are lost. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD and comes from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
To Tnepheros, dancer,
from Papseis son of Onnophris, president of the association of the village of Tanis. I wish to engage you for 4 days, from the 30th to […]
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The Greek 'synodos' is a club or association, often religious, whose festivities called for hired performers. The text breaks off after the opening clause, so the end date and fee are unknown.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Engagement einer Tänzerin durch einen Vereinsvorstand). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.