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Account of payments for donkey transport of wheat in sacks TM 28829Tebtynis (Arsinoites)II

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An account of payments for transporting wheat and vegetable seed in sacks by donkey from various allotments (kleroi) and villages, listing numbers of sacks or donkeys and the sums paid. It comes from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome and dates to the 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

Account of those carrying wheat in sacks: From the kleros of Petaus, to donkeys carrying sacks, 10: 12 drachmas 10 obols To those carrying the wheat in sacks from the kleros of […]oge(?): 52 sacks, so that at 4 drachmas per 6 sacks: 32 drachmas 20 obols To donkeys carrying vegetable seed in sacks, 3 sacks: 15 obols […]dios(?) through Ptollarion: 52 drachmas Likewise to other (donkeys) carrying sacks from the kleros of Syron, 13 sacks: 8 drachmas 5 obols Sacks from the kleros of Keskisis through the donkeys of Kastor the collector, to 6 donkeys: 8 drachmas Likewise through the donkeys of Herakleides and likewise 10 sacks: 12 drachmas 10 obols Likewise through the donkeys of Phibis, to 6 donkeys: 8 drachmas Likewise to 3 other donkeys: 4 drachmas [Sacks from the kle]ros of Kerkeusiris […] for 6 days, to 6 donkeys: 8 drachmas […] of donkeys carrying sacks […] […] wheat of Tristomos from the donkeys of P[…], 10: 8 drachmas 10 obols

A kleros was a land allotment, often named after an original holder (here Petaus, Syron and others). The obol figures above 6 are written as in the original, reflecting the scribe's reckoning.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Conto di trasporti di derrate). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.mil.vogl.2.57

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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