One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29906

Fragment of a land account with dues in wheat, barley and vegetables TM 29906Elephantine (?)II

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Fragment of a land register or account listing small plots held by named individuals, with their areas in arouras and the dues in wheat, barley and vegetables charged on them. It dates to the 2nd century AD and may come from Elephantine.

In English machine translation

[…] […] Kor[…], son of Sator[…], arouras […] […] to the west, palm grove; to the west, olymp[…] […] Hero[…], son of Patro[…], 1 1/4 arouras […] total 4 1/4 1/32 1/128 arouras wheat 1/2 1/3 1/48 artabas, barley 1/12 1/96, vegetable(s) 1/3 1/96 […] Kleop[…], son of Patenoup[…], 1/2 aroura […] wheat, artabas […] […] […]

The fractions are read here as Egyptian unit fractions (for example δ = 1/4, λβ = 1/32, ρκη = 1/128), and names are abbreviated so their full forms are uncertain. The word after 'to the west' (olymp-) is unclear; it may be a personal name of an adjoining owner.

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.

p.aberd.92

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II · Elephantine (?)

[… ? lines lost …] [… 1 line lost …] Κορ Σατορ ἀρουρ […] λιβὸς φοινικών λιβὸς ολυμπ […] Ἡρω Πατρω ἄρουρα α δ …[…] γίνονται ἄρουραι δ δ λβ ρκη πυροῦ ἀρτάβης 𐅵 γ μη κριθῆς ιβ ϙϛ λαχάνου γ ϙϛ […] Κλεοπ Πατενουπ ἀρούρης 𐅸 … πυροῦ ἀρταβ …[…] [… 1 line lost …] [… ? lines lost …]