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Declaration to the amir of Shmoun concerning public taxes TM 957739Hermupolis1. Hälfte VIII

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Fragment of a Coptic declaration addressed to the amir of Hermoupolis (Shmoun) and its district, opening with a Trinitarian invocation. It seems to concern guarantees given by men of Shmoun regarding the public taxes of a fourth indiction and something to be done at Babylon (Old Cairo) from 10 Phamenoth. It dates to the first half of the 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

[† In the name of the holy and life-]giving and consubstantial Trinity, Father and [Son] [and Holy Spirit. Written] […] indiction, in Hermoupolis of the Thebaid. [† We] […] declaring below the (document) which is a parakletikos (?) […] declaring below it, being in agreement […] the amir of the city of Shmoun and its district […] that, since after we have given security […] men of Shmoun in every way […] the public tax of the fourth indiction […] being counted from today, which is the 10th of Phame[noth] […] Babylon on the 26th (?) at that place […] traces [… ? lines lost …]

Babylon here refers to the fortress-city at Old Cairo, seat of the Arab administration. The reading of the day number in line 10 and the term parakletikos are uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Erklärung an den amīr von Schmun). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text

† ἐν ὀνόματι τῆς ἁγίας καὶ ζωοποιοῦ καὶ ὁμοουσίου Τριάδος, Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος. ἐγράφη […]της ἰνδικτίωνος ἐν Ἑρμουπόλει τῆς Θηβαίδος † ⲁⲛⲟⲛ […]ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲓπαρακλητικός […]ⲉ…[…]…ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩστοιχεῖν […]…ⲁⲙⲓⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲓπόλις ⲧⲁⲓ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟϣ…