One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30001

List of names including a dekanos TM 30001unbekanntII - III

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An ostracon carrying a list of Egyptian men's names with their fathers' names, headed by the letter alpha. One man is marked as a dekanos (leader of a group of ten), suggesting a work gang or similar group. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

a (1) Sarapammon son of Pekysis Pamonthes son of Arsiesis Psenpsais also called Psen… Panameus son of Psenthaesis Onnophris son of Pachnoubis (decurion) Pkolis son of Horos, son of Panameus Horos son of Amenothes Pasemis the elder, son of Plantas Pasemis the younger, his brother Chesthotes […] […]

The dekanos was the head of a unit of about ten men, often in labour gangs or guard duty. The opening alpha may number the list or the group; the end of the list is lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Names). 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 - III

α Σαραπάμμων Πεκύσιος Παμώνθης Ἀρσιήσιος Ψενψάις ὁ καὶ Ψεν … Παναμεῦς Ψενθαήσιος Ὀννῶφρις Παχνούβιος δεκανὸς Πκῶλις Ὥρου Παναμέως Ὧρος Ἀμενώθου Πασῆμις πρεσβύτερος Πλαντᾶ Πασῆμις νεώτερος ἀδελφός Χεσθώτης[…] [… ? lines lost …]