Duplicate receipt
Part of a duplicate receipt
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 754
Receipt of Pathous from Panakestor for wood-cutting and burning TM 754Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)27th October, 257 B.C.
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Beginning of a receipt in which Pathous son of Pathos acknowledges receiving something from Panakestor, agent of the finance minister Apollonios, for cutting and burning wood (scrub clearance). Written at Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome in 257 BC.
In English machine translation
In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy Soter, year 29, Thoth 2. Pathous son of Pathos acknowledges that he has received from Panakestor, the agent of Apollonios, for wood-cutting and burning […]
The text breaks off before the amount received is stated; wood-cutting and burning refers to clearing land for cultivation on Apollonios' estate. The records describe it as part of a duplicate receipt.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Part of a duplicate 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.
p.cair.zen.1.59103
βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου Σωτῆρος ἔτουςκθ, Θῶυθ β. ὁμολογεῖ Παθῶυς Παθῶτος ἔχειν παρὰ Πανακέστορος τοῦ παρʼ Ἀπολλωνίου εἰς ξυλοκοπίαν καὶ ἐμπυρισμὸν […]…ε…