Fragment concerning land assessment and orchard charges TM 27610Philadelphia (Arsinoites)II

A fragmentary administrative text from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, dating to the 2nd century AD, dealing with land assessments (epibole), charges per aroura on cleruchic land and orchards, and a deadline for olive crops in Pachon. It mentions the Germanikeion, an imperial estate category, and a decision made by someone named Tyrann[…].

In English machine translation

Epibole was the compulsory assignment of land or its charges to cultivators; the Germanikeion was an estate originally belonging to Germanicus and later administered as imperial property.

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.