An account of wheat revenues collected from several estates and irrigation units (mechanai) of a large landowner, listing the basic wheat dues of named tenants converted to a larger measure plus surcharges for exchange, expenses, messengers (symmachoi) and the grain measurer. It dates to the early 7th century AD, probably from the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
[recto]
† Collection, with God, of the estates of Pezoulis and Psaatis and Melanthios and Thmouei epake (?) and Amoeis and Ageron, together with also gold […] 14 (?) of the outer places.
[verso]
[From so-and-so, for the Mechane (irrigation unit)] of Petnouris, of wheat by the measure 44 artabas, and for Megalos Leptinos according to the fourth part 8 3/4 artabas 6 choinikes; total by the measure 53 3/4 artabas [6 choinikes],
[which by the kankellon measure are 64 3/4 artabas]; for diapeisma at 11 per hundred, 7 artabas 6 choinikes; for expenses added in measure 1 artaba; for the symmachoi 1/2 artaba; for negligence 4 choinikes; for the sitometrikon 3/4 artaba; total [74 1/4 artabas 2 choinikes].
[From so-and-so] Matthias the priest and Onnophrios, for the Mechane of Kylle, of wheat by the measure 29 artabas, which by the kankellon measure are 34 3/4 artabas 2 choinikes; for diapeisma at 8 per hundred, 2 3/4 artabas 2 choinikes;
[for expenses added in measure] 1 artaba; for the symmachoi 1/2 artaba; for negligence 4 choinikes; total 39 artabas 8 choinikes, of which were measured out 15 1/2 artabas, remainder 24 artabas.
From Apollos son of Poatroesios, for the Mechane of Hatres, of wheat by the measure 77 artabas, and for Megalos Leptinos according to the other fourth part, of wheat by the measure 9 3/4 artabas 6 choinikes;
total by the measure 86 3/4 artabas 6 choinikes, which by the kankellon measure are 104 1/4 artabas 2 choinikes; for diapeisma at 11 per hundred, 11 1/2 artabas; for expenses added in measure 1 artaba; for the symmachoi 1/2 artaba; for negligence 8 choinikes;
for the sitometrikon 1 1/2 artabas 8 choinikes; total 119 artabas 8 choinikes.
[…] … and phoul (?) 80 (?)
A mechane is an estate unit centred on a water-lifting wheel; diapeisma is a conversion surcharge and symmachoi were estate messengers, terms with no exact English equivalent. Several totals in the first entry are restored by calculation.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ratio redituum magni possessoris). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.