o.theb.taxes.2.97
ἔτους κβ ἀπείργασται εἰς τὸ διάκομμα ναύβια λ Ἑρμόφιλος. [… 2 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 50787
Receipt for compulsory dyke work by Hermophilos TM 50787Theben226 - 225 v.Chr.
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 3 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
An ostracon receipt certifying that Hermophilos performed compulsory earthwork, 30 naubia, on a dyke cutting in year 22. It comes from Thebes and dates to 226-225 BC.
In English machine translation
Year 22. Hermophilos has worked 30 naubia on the cutting (of the dyke).
[… 2 lines lost …]
A naubion was a unit of volume for earth moved in dyke and canal work. The diakomma was a cutting or breach in a dyke that had to be dug or repaired.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Compulsory Labor Receipt). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.