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[… ? lines lost …] χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρῶσθαι. ἐπορεύθην εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ εὗρον τὴν ἄμπελον δυναμένην γενέσθαι κατεργασθεῖσαν καὶ συνκρίνουσιν εἶναι ἀξίαν τὴν ἄρουραν ταλάντων γ. γέγραφά σοι ὅπως εἰδῇς. […] ἔρρωσο … …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 3083
Business letter reporting on the condition and value of a vineyard TM 3083unbekannt1. Hälfte II v.Chr.
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Business letter in Greek, its opening lost, in which the writer reports visiting a vineyard. He found that the vines could be restored with cultivation, and that local judgement valued the land at 3 talents per aroura. It dates from the first half of the 2nd century BC.
In English machine translation
[…]
greeting and good health. I went to the vineyard and found that the vine can be restored if it is worked, and they judge the aroura to be worth 3 talents. I have written to you so that you may know. […]
Farewell.
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The aroura was the standard Egyptian land measure, about 0.68 acres (0.275 hectares). The price of 3 talents is in copper money.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Geschäftsbrief). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.