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Account of wheat rents from Germanikian, Senecan and Lurian estates TM 703072Roman CE ii [CBW]
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An account of wheat rents and additional measurement charges from several estates (the Germanikian, Senecan and Lurian estates), recording amounts measured in the month of Epeiph. It dates to the 2nd century AD in Roman Egypt.
In English machine translation
[column i]
Of the Germanikian estate, from rents: wheat 339 2/3 1/24 (artabas)
additional measurements: wheat 48 1/2 1/24 artabas; total wheat 388 […] 1/3 (?)
of which measured in Epeiph: wheat 339 2/3 1/24, additional measurements wheat 48 1/2 1/24
total, the aforesaid wheat artabas 388 1/3 (?)
additional measurements: wheat 48 1/2 1/24 artabas
Of the Senecan (estate): wheat […] 1/4 1/24
additional measurements: wheat […]
of which measured in E[pei]ph, the aforesaid wheat […]
additional measurements: wheat 3 […]
[column ii]
Of the Lurian estate, from rents: wheat […]
additional measurements: wheat […]
total wheat 38[…]
of which brought up, the aforesaid wheat 187 1/4 […]
remainder wheat artabas […]
of which measured in Epeiph: wheat 175 1/3 1/12 (?) […]
total, the aforesaid wheat 203 1/12 (?) […]
of seed
additional measurements: wheat […]
of which measured in Epei[ph (wheat)] […]
additional measurements […]
The ousiai were imperial estates named after their former owners. 'Additional measurements' (prosmetroumena) were surcharges paid on top of the basic grain due; some fractions are uncertain because of damage.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account, Roman CE ii [CBW]). 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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