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List of five men of a work gang with their dekanos TM 29929OberägyptenII

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An ostracon listing five men by name and parentage, headed by the number 3 and including a dekanos (foreman of a work gang). It probably records a labour group in Upper Egypt in the 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

3 Panameus son of Psansnos, grandson of Phthouminis (Dekanos) Phthoumonthes son of Petephthoumonthes, grandson of Phthoumonthes Petephthoumonthes the younger, son of Pamonthes Onnophris, his brother Petechon the elder, son of Onnophris, grandson of Pamonthes Total: 5 men.

A dekanos was the leader of a small group of workers, often liturgical labourers on dikes or canals. The opening numeral 3 may number the group or the day.

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.

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

γ Παναμεὺς Ψανσνῶτος Φθουμίνιος δεκανός Φθουμώνθης Πετεφθουμώνθου Φθουμώνθου Πετεφθουμώνθης νεώτερος Παμώνθου Ὀννῶφρις ἀδελφός Πετεχῶν πρεσβύτερος Ὀννώφριος Παμώνθου γίνονται ἄνδρες ε.