Acknowledgement of an advance for irrigating a vineyard near Tasmenthe TM 38251HermopolitesVI

A fragmentary acknowledgement by a vineyard cultivator from Hermopolis that he received from the landowners an advance of gold coins for irrigating their vineyard near the village of Tasmenthe, promising to repay it when he gives up cultivating it. It dates to the 6th century AD, in the Hermopolite nome.

In English machine translation

"4 solidi less 24 carats" is a standard Byzantine way of expressing a sum: 24 carats equal one solidus, so the net value is reduced by that much in the sum reckoned. The beginning with the parties' names and the end of the document are lost.

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