Building account
An account of expenses for building repairs, which is probably arranged chronologically. A working party was 'demolishing' the ancient structures of the building.
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Fragments of an account of expenses for building work, recording payments to workmen who were demolishing structures and clearing debris and foundations, including at a bath building with buttresses. It dates to the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD; its place of origin is unknown.
One record dates the text to the late 2nd century, another to the beginning of the 3rd century AD. Most of the verbs (demolish, clear) are restored from small traces.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Building Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
An account of expenses for building repairs, which is probably arranged chronologically. A working party was 'demolishing' the ancient structures of the building.
[FrA] [… ? lines lost …] ἐργάταις[…] κατασπῶσι[…] οντο[…] καὶ καθαρίζουσι[…] κατασπῶσι[…] καθαρίζουσι […] [FrB] …[…]…[…]ως οτ[…] ἀντηρίδας ὁμοίως[…] τοῦ βαλανείου […] κατασπῶσι εἰς[…] καὶ καθαρίζουσι […] καθαρίζουσι θεμέλια[…] κατασπῶσι ὁμοίως[…] [… ? lines lost …] [FrC] [… ? lin…
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