One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 316737
Record of a public sale by auction in the Herakleides division TM 316737Krokodilopolis (Arsinoites, Ägypten)Between 250 and 150 B.C.
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Fragment of a record concerning a public auction, conducted through a herald at Krokodilopolis in the Arsinoite nome, of property or a concession in the Herakleides division valued at 2 talents of bronze. It mentions instalment payments, a woman who submitted a memorandum ceding her rights, and a remaining sum of 550 drachmas.
In English machine translation
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[...] ... [...]
[...] ... 1 1/4 (?)
concerning the ... the village ... [...]
of the division of Herakleides, 2 talents of bronze and the appurtenances ... [...]
and sold in Krokodilopolis through a herald [...]
of the epagomenal days, year 12, Mesore, Haynche[...]
son (?) of Chenares, for 4 years, 2,000 drachmas ... [...]
... on condition that ... [...]
... [to] the first payment and the [...]
she submitted a memorandum ceding ... [...]
she (?) should pay the remaining
⟦of the remaining⟧ 550 drachmas, by which she declared that she had received ... [...]
[...] ... to the ... [...]
...
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The APIS record gives a broader date range (250-150 BC) than the year 210 BC given elsewhere. The phrase "for 4 years" may refer to a term of payment or tenure, and the reading of line 2 is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Public sale). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
jjp.42.58
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