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Fragment of a letter about the public dues of a village TM 35443unbekannt2. Hälfte V

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Fragment of a letter from the second half of the 5th century AD dealing with the public dues (taxes) of a village. The writer offers the addressee the chance to take his other men who registered the dues and to collect them, and otherwise rebukes the addressees, saying they have mocked not him but themselves.

In English machine translation

[...] [...] and [...] of that village. If therefore you wish to take your other men who registered for me the public dues of that village, and to demand them, since you have given account, and indeed; but if you do not wish, but you (plural) have mocked not me but yourselves, send also the [...] [...]

"Public dues" (ta demosia) refers to state taxes owed by the village. The writer shifts between singular and plural addressees.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di lettera). 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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p.laur.2.43

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 2. Hälfte V

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