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Receipt from the church of Hermopolis for gold paid on crop rent TM 39589HermopolisVII

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A receipt issued in the name of the church of Hermopolis by Theodosios, collector of gold taxes, to Abba Danielios for 23 carats of gold paid from the crop rent of the seventh indiction. The money was passed on to Phoibammon, bath attendant of the gymnasium, in accordance with a payment order of Pharmouthi. Written at Hermopolis in the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

† † The holy church of God of Hermopolis, through me, Theodosios, collector of the gold taxes of the district of Hermopolis, to Abba Danielios. I have received from you, from the rent of crops of the seventh indiction, 23 carats of gold, total 23 carats of gold, which were also given to Phoibammon, bath attendant of the gymnasium, on account of the payment order of Pharmouthi of the 7th indiction, only. Written Pachon 11, indiction 7. † I, Theodosios, collector, agree to the receipt (?) †

An entagion is a written payment order or receipt document; the subscription confirms Theodosios' agreement to it. The abbreviation translated 'bath attendant' (periches) is resolved by the editor as perichytes.

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.

p.lond.3.1060

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VII · Hermopolis

† † ἡ ἁγία τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκλησία Ἑρμουπόλεως διʼ ἐμοῦ Θεοδοσίου ἀπαιτητοῦ τῶν χρυσικῶν μερίδος Ἑρμουπόλεως ἀββᾶ Δανιηλίῳ. ἔσχον παρὰ σοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόρου καρπῶν ἑβδόμης ἰνδικτίονος χρυσοῦ κεράτια εἴκοσι τρία γίνεται χρυσοῦ κεράτια κγ τὰ καὶ δοθέντα Φοιβάμμωνι περιχύτῃ τοῦ γυμνασίου ὑπὲρ…