Fragmentary ostracon from Kysis in the Great Oasis recording assessments (probably of land tax) on plots, including palm trees and a plot to the west. It dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
was assessed […]
in the place of the […]
two was assessed […]
and another palm (?) […]
and to the one on the west […]
in the place of the […]
and likewise was assessed […]
of this plot […]
two lying […]
[…]
[verso]
[…]
the remaining […]
that is […]
and […]
The verb epiballo here refers to the assessment or imposition of a tax burden on land; the record classifies the text as concerning land tax.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Texte relatif à l’impôt foncier). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.