Letter reporting the dispatch of a man from Taekpita to officials TM 39220HermopolitesVII - VIII

A short letter written in response to an order from high-ranking officials, reporting that a man from the village of Taekpita has been sent to them, though neither his fine nor his public taxes have been collected. The writer adds that he has written to the dike overseer of the Tankasis dike, who is to release the man. It comes from the Hermopolite nome in the 7th or 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

The verb ἐβάκλισα is obscure; it may relate to Latin baculum ('staff') and mean something like 'arrested' or 'escorted'. 'Hierea' may be a personal name (Hierax?) or the title 'priest'; a politeuomenos was a member of the local civic elite.

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.