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Fragment of an account of money payments TM 40128Diospolis Parva
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Fragment of an account of money payments in talents from Diospolis Parva in Upper Egypt. It lists entries made 'likewise in the name of' various persons, including the writer himself (170 talents), Paos the younger and Elias the assistant (15 talents).
In English machine translation
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Myself: 170 talents
Of which Pechenouta[…]
Paos the younger, in the name of […]
Elias, assistant: 15 talents
Of which […]: […] talents
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The 'boethos' (assistant) was a subordinate clerk or helper, often to a tax collector or other official. Sums in talents suggest the inflated currency of the later Roman period.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment einer Abrechnung über Geldzahlungen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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