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Sitologos report of grain measured out in six-day periods TM 30774unbekanntAnfang III

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Fragments of a granary officials' report recording grain measured out in successive six-day periods from Tybi to Phamenoth, with additional measures and amounts loaded for shipment. It dates to the early 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

[Fragment 1, column 1] [Measured out] for six days from Tybi 19 [to 25 of the same month], additional measures 28 artabas, of the delivery (?) loaded […] [Measured] out for six days from Tybi 26 to Mecheir 2, additional measures 28 artabas, of the delivery loaded 28 artabas […] Measured out for six days from Mecheir 3 to 9 of the same month, additional measures 28 artabas, of the delivery loaded 28 artabas Measured out for six days from Mecheir 1[0] (?) to 16 of the same month, additional measures 28 artabas, of the delivery loaded 28 artabas [Fragment 1, column 2] [Measured] out for six days from Mecheir [17] to 23 of the same month, additional measures 28 artabas, of the delivery loaded [… artabas] [Measured out] for six days from Mecheir [24] [to 30] of the same month, [additional measures] 20 artabas, of the delivery loaded […] […] Measured out for six days from Phamenoth 1 to 7 of the same month, [additional measures …] artabas, of the delivery loaded 2[…] artabas […] [Measured out] for six days from Phamenoth [8] [to 14 of the same month, additional measures …] artabas, [of the delivery loaded …] artabas Measured out for six [days from Phamenoth 15] to 21 of the same month, [additional measures …] artabas, [of the delivery loaded …] artabas Measured out for six days from Phamenoth 22 to 28 of the same month, additional measures 20 artabas, of the delivery loaded [… artabas] [Fragment 2, column 3] Measured out for six days […] of the same month, additional measures […] Measured out for six days […] additional measures […] Measured out for six days from […] additional measures […]

The meaning of 'podoma' (here rendered 'delivery') and of the loaded amounts is uncertain; the 'additional measures' (prosmetroumena) were surcharges added to grain payments.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Rapport de sitologue). 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 · Anfang III

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