One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 31071

Fragmentary list of persons with metronymics, possibly temple-related TM 31071Memphis (?)1. Hälfte III

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Two fragments of a list, probably a register of persons, naming individuals with their mothers' names and agents acting 'through' certain people, possibly involving temple personnel such as a prophet. It dates to the first half of the 3rd century AD and may come from Memphis.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A, recto] Herakleides […] […] of the leaders (?) […] through Nechthnebis (?) […] and through Psamneus […] — […] prophet (?) […] through Sakko[…] [Fragment B] […] […] Harmachis […] […] […] […] Ammonous, the […] […]ouros, mother Ta[…] […]areios, mother Art[…] […] mother Methous […] […]areios also called […] […]os, mother Taan[…] […] Nektheichis […] […]

The provenance from Memphis is uncertain. Readings such as 'leaders' (hegoumenoi, possibly temple or association heads) and 'prophet' are tentative given the damaged text.

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 · 1. Hälfte III · Memphis (?)

[FrA,r] Ἡρακλείδης … ἱε…[…] ἡγουμένων ισι[…] διὰ Νεχθνήβ[…] καὶ διὰ Ψαμνέα […] — εισιον[…] προφητ……[…] διὰ Σακκο[…] [FrB] […]α…[…] […]… Ἁρμάχιος […] […]……οσω[…] […]…αβ […] […] Ἀμμωνοῦτος τῆς […] […]ουρος μητρὸς Τα[…] […]αρείου μητρὸς Ἀρτ[…] […] […]μητρὸς Μεθοῦτος […] […]αρείου το…