Letter of Theodorus to the Phylacitae
Letter from Theodorus to the Phylacitae, concerning the survey and disposition of land. (Grenfell & Hunt)
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 8224
Order to the guards of Talae to measure out a sale of chickling crop TM 8224Hibeh, Mummy A-15232 BCE
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A short official letter from Theodoros to the police guards (phylakitai) of the village of Talae, reporting that the local district officials had sold Philammon 3 1/2 arouras of grass-chickling crop from the allotment of Philoxenos. The guards are told to measure out the land with the village scribe and not to release more than that amount.
In English machine translation
Theodoros to the guards at Talae, greetings. Petosiris the toparch and Peteimouthes the topogrammateus have written to us that they have sold to Philammon, from the kleros of Philoxenos near Talae, 3 1/2 arouras of grass-chickling. So, taking the komogrammateus with you, measure it out for him, but do not let him have more, since you will be held accountable.
Farewell. Year 15, Tybi 2.
Chortarakos (grass-chickling) is a leguminous fodder crop; the sale is of the standing crop on 3 1/2 arouras of a military allotment (kleros). The papyrus was recovered from mummy cartonnage (Mummy A 15).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Theodorus to the Phylacitae). 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.hib.1.75
Θεόδωρος τοῖς ἐν Ταλάηι φυλακίταις χαίρειν. γέγραφεν ἡμῖν Πετοσῖρις ὁ τοπάρχης καὶ Πετειμούθης ὁ τοπογραμματεὺς πεπρακέναι Φιλάμμονι ἐκ τοῦ Φιλοξένου κλήρου περὶ Ταλάην χορταράκης ἀρούρας γ 𐅷. παραλαβόντες οὖν τὸν κωμογραμματέα περιμετρήσατε αὐτῶι, πλέον δὲ μὴ προίεσθε ὡς πρὸς ὑμ…