Fragment of a contract mentioning a division and the public record office TM 29061Arsinoites oder HerakleopolitesII

A small fragment of a Greek document from the 2nd century AD, from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome. It mentions silver drachmas, a division, the public record office and a document written in duplicate, suggesting a contract or related legal record.

In English machine translation

The 'public record office' (demosia bibliotheke) was where copies of contracts and property documents were registered; the word 'divided' suggests a division of property, but the context is too damaged to be sure.

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.