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A receipt issued by Aurelius Magnus, an official at an imperial quarry, to the villagers of Philoteris in the Arsinoite nome (Fayum), acknowledging their quota of palm fronds requisitioned for making ropes to haul quarried stone. It covers the previous year and is dated to year 4 of the emperors Philip, AD 246/247, with a signature by Aurelius Agathos Daimon.
The Greek word translated as palm fronds (sebennia) refers to palm fibre or fronds used for rope-making. 'Imperial' renders kyriakos, literally 'belonging to the lord(s)', meaning the emperor's property.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for requisitioned palm fronds). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Receipt issued by the agent or assistant of an administrator of an imperial quarry to the village of Philoteris for supplying its quota of palm fronds requisitioned for the manufacture of ropes for hauling quarried stones. The two principal points of interest are (1) the ropes, a…
Αὐρήλιος Μάγνος διακείμενος τανῦν ἐπὶ κυριακῆς λατομίας τοῖς ἀπὸ κώμης Φιλωτερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ Θεμίστου μερίδος χαίρειν· ἀπέχω παρʼ ὑμῶν τὸ ἐπιμερισθὲν ὑμῖν μέτρον σεβεννίων χωρούντων εἰς πλοκὴν σχοινίων εἰς σύρσιν τῶν λατομουμένων λίθων εἰς κυριακὰς χρείας, ἀκολούθως τῷ…
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