p.kellis.1.28
[r] [… ? lines lost …] […] πόλεως […] […]κωμητῶν δραχμ […] γίνονται αἱ προειρημέναι, ὧν προσόδου· Θέων δραχμὰς ιε χαλκοῦς 4 πρὸς …[…] Μεσοβή, κωμητῶν δραχμὰς σμγ πεντώβολον ἡμιωβέλιον [… ? lines lost …] [v] Ἀμούνεως …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 31308
Fragment of an administrative account of villagers' payments TM 31308Kellis (Oasis Magna)III (?)
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A fragment of an administrative account from Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis, listing sums in drachmas and smaller coins owed or paid by villagers and individuals, including a Theon and a place or person called Mesobe. The verso bears the name Amounis.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
[…] of the city […]
[…] of the villagers, drachmas […]
Total, the aforementioned (sums), of which:
of revenue: Theon, 15 drachmas 4 chalkoi, against (?) […]
Mesobe, of the villagers, 243 drachmas 5 1/2 obols
[…]
[verso]
Of Amounis
…
The term translated "revenue" (prosodos) refers to income, probably of a public or estate fund. Mesobe may be a village name rather than a personal name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Administrative Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.