Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of maps, figures and tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Units of measure
- Maps
- Part I ISSUES AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
- Part II REGIONAL CASE STUDIES OF LAND TENURE
- Part III INTERPRETATION
- Appendix 1 Translation of the Edfu donation text
- Appendix 2 Ptolemaic demotic land transfers from Upper Egypt
- Appendix 3 Translation of P. Amh. gr. 49
- List of references
- Index of sources
- General index
Appendix 3 - Translation of P. Amh. gr. 49
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of maps, figures and tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Units of measure
- Maps
- Part I ISSUES AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
- Part II REGIONAL CASE STUDIES OF LAND TENURE
- Part III INTERPRETATION
- Appendix 1 Translation of the Edfu donation text
- Appendix 2 Ptolemaic demotic land transfers from Upper Egypt
- Appendix 3 Translation of P. Amh. gr. 49
- List of references
- Index of sources
- General index
Summary
(= P. Survey 56; W. Chrest. 161; Select Papyri II, 36, formerly P. Amh. 2, 31)
The 6th year, Choiak 8. Paid into the bank at Hermonthis in charge of Dionysios, to the private account of the sovereigns in accordance with the report of Hermias, overseer of the revenues, and Phibis the royal scribe, a copy of which is appended, by Senpoeris daughter of Onnophris as a fine upon a palm-grove of two cubits, 1200 copper drachmas (and) the taxes 180 drachmas (Signed) Dionysios, banker.
Hermias to Dionysios, greetings. When we reached the Pathyrite nome we sent out agents to the toparchies to look after the collection of debts owed on account of both rents in corn and taxes in money; and as they were engaged upon exacting payment at the Memnonia it was reported that there were certain pieces of land which had been enclosed for the purpose of growing palms. Whereupon I sent for Totoes the village scribe, and we went to the place of Senpoeris d. Onnophris and measured it, and found that it projected by two cubits. She was then sent for, and forcible persuasion being applied with regard to the proper fine, it was fixed, on consideration of her having reclaimed it from the desert, at the rate of 10 talents for the aroura, making in all 1200 drachmas, to which she agreed.
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- Land and Power in Ptolemaic EgyptThe Structure of Land Tenure, pp. 277 - 278Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003