Letter of an epeiktes to the komarchs of Paeimis about delivered goods TM 33402OxyrhynchitesIV (?)

Fragment of an official letter from an epeiktes (an official charged with expediting collections) to the village heads (komarchs) of Paeimis in the Oxyrhynchite nome. It appears to concern an assessed levy, possibly of meat or pork, and goods weighing 3 talents 40 minas handed over to distributors, with mention of receipts.

In English machine translation

The epeiktes was a late Roman official who pressed for prompt delivery of levies; 'talents' and 'minas' here are units of weight. Readings such as 'sheep' and 'pork' are uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Official correspondence). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.