Duplicate receipt
Theon, son of Protarchos, acknowledges receipt of five drachmae for the weeding of fifteen arurae of shore-land.
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Duplicate receipt for payment for weeding shore-land TM 768Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)24th January, 256 B.C.
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A receipt written out twice, recording that Theon son of Protarchos received 5 drachmas for weeding 15 arouras of land along the shore at 2 obols per aroura. It dates to 24 January 256 BC and comes from the Zenon archive, probably from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Year 29, Choiak 1. Theon son of Protarchos has received for weeding of 15 arouras at 2 obols each, total 5 (drachmas).
Year 29, Choiak 1. Theon son of Protarchos has received for weeding of the 15 arouras along the shore at 2 obols each,
total 5 (drachmas).
The 'shore' (aigialos) is land along the edge of a lake or river, uncovered as the water receded. 15 arouras at 2 obols each make 30 obols, i.e. 5 drachmas.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.1.59119
ἔτους κθ, Χοίαχ α. ἔχει Θέων Πρωτάρχου εἰς βοτανισμὸν ἀρουρῶν ιε ἀνὰ διώβολον γίνονται ε. ἔτους κθ, Χοίακ α. ἔχει Θέων Πρωτάρχου εἰς βοτανισμὸν τῆς παρʼ αἰγιαλὸν ἀρουρῶν ιε ἀνὰ διώβολον γίνονται ε.