A register from Aphrodito of sailors supplied by the village and its hamlets for the Arab war fleet (karabos ships in Africa and other vessels), naming each sailor, the person who provided or guaranteed him, and the maintenance payments in solidi. It dates to the 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
[Fragment 1]
[recto]
† With God. Register of the […] (thus)
on account of sailors of the karabos ships being in Africa, in the present indiction […]
Village of Aphrodito
Viktor son of Papo, from the village, guarantor […]
Hermaos son of Philotheos, from the same, by A[…]
Ioannes son of Solomon […]
Theodosios son of Phoibammon […]
Petros son of Makarios […]
Pekysios son of Pkoore […]
Ioannes son of Sabinos […]
[…]
[verso]
[…] 1 solidus
[…] of maintenance allowance 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] from … 4, 4, sailors 4
[…] likewise 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] likewise 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] 3, sailor 1
[…] 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…]
[Fragment 2]
Two Pediades
Elias son of Athanasios, from Two Pediades, guarantor, by Ouersenouphios son of Pamias from the same […]
Pakaunis
Abraham son of Estra, from Pakaunis, by Estra his father […]
Sabinos son of Andeas, from the same, by the headmen of the hamlet […]
Theodosios son of Pekysios, from the same, by Samuel son of Philotheos […]
Simon son of Paulos, from the same, by Paulos … […]
Emphyteutai
Samuel son of Mousaios, from Emphyteutai, by Senouthios son of Mate from Aphrodito […]
[…]
[recto]
[…] on account of various akatenaria and dromonaria of the expedition of the 7th indiction […] indiction …
[…] and of the expedition of the 8th indiction, through Georgios, soldier, from Aphrodito
[…] 8
[…] by Abraham his brother, from the same village, maintenance allowance 1 solidus, for the second instalment 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Pire son of Ioannes, from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Thekla wife of Kyrillos, from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Samuel the potter (?), from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Senouthios son of Mote, from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Kosmas son of Menas, leatherworker, from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…] by Ouersenouphios his brother, from the same, 1 solidus, 1 solidus, total 2 solidi
[…]
Karabos, akatenarion and dromonarion are ship types of the early Islamic fleet; kursos is the annual naval raiding expedition. Paramythia was an allowance paid to support conscripted sailors.
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.