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Account of wheat deliveries by toparchy and village, signed by a dekaprotos TM 31270HermopolisIII

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An account of wheat deliveries in artabas, arranged by toparchy and village of the Hermopolite nome, with subtotals and a 1% surcharge. It is certified by Marcus Iulius Deios, a dekaprotos responsible for grain collection, in the 3rd century AD at Hermopolis.

In English machine translation

[Column 1] […] […] […] […] one thousand six hundred and seventy, total 1,670 artabas of wheat by the receiving measure, which are also distributed as set out below, and for the 1% surcharge 25 1/2 1/12 artabas. Upper Koussite toparchy: Kos (?) 124 1/2 artabas of wheat Moirai 54 1/2 artabas Psoucheis 2 1/6 artabas Total altogether 182 1/6 artabas of wheat Lower Leukopyrgite toparchy: Ibion Peteaphthei 35 artabas of wheat Tekerkethoth 1 1/2 1/12 artabas of wheat Total of the toparchy 36 1/2 1/12 artabas of wheat Upper toparchy around the city: Thrage 61 artabas of wheat Monkanei 2[…] 1/6 artabas of wheat Thotis 56 artabas of wheat Sarapieion […] 124 Thynis […] artabas of wheat […] 1/6 [Column 2] [… 3 lines lost …] Lower Patre toparchy: Seninebis 19 artabas of wheat […] Terton Pegmois 5[…] artabas of wheat Bounoi Terton Samou 5 artabas Melissourgoi 10 artabas of wheat Total altogether 66 1/2 1/3 artabas of wheat Lower Patemite toparchy: Tertonpsembe 2[…] artabas of wheat Grand total 1,694 2/3 artabas of wheat by the receiving measure, including the 1% surcharge […] I, Marcus Iulius Deios, dekaprotos, have signed. […] one thousand six hundred and [ninety …] as stated above.

The dekaprotoi were liturgical officials responsible for collecting grain taxes. The 'receiving measure' (dochikon) was the standard measure used when grain was received into public granaries."}

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 · III · Hermopolis

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