Ye AD THE OXYRHYNCHUS PAPYRI VOLUME LXXV EDITED WITH TRANSLATIONS AND NOTES BY H EHLER E. ROMER and ZILAMBROU WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY M. Bucumorz RL. Guang G, Fowmaann —M, Gunataaor M.DrGroore 1. Gurcuaro A. HaarMann Janis | Rakawanou R. Keimgex —B. Latibenuaca —D. Lert N. Lavasas K. Lue — M, Mauoura —F Maurosint” —G. peu Mastro WD. Mowrsprnay —T. Muvearnovp ©. Pace, Penatoorrt A, Swaxow Graeco-Roman Memoirs, No. 96 pusLasen by THE EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH GOUNGIL ‘THE BRITISH ACADEMY506L RECEIPT FOR WHEAT 17 5061. Recut cor Wurar 22 Big 65> gx t2gcm 28 October 277 ‘The light-brown papyrus is complete, with margins of 1.5 cm at the top and 2.5 cmat the bottom. Written across the fibres in a practised hand, on the back of piece cut from an alphabetic register with payments in artabas. There isa vertical follesis ¢2 cm from the right-hand edge, Aurelius Heras acknowledges that he has reccived six artabas of wheat from a landowner, Theon or Theonas. The cate, Hathyr 1, suggests hat this was seed corn; in the Oxyshyachite nome, the sowing of wheat normally took place in tober/November; sce M. Schnebel, Die Landevirtichaf im hellnisischen Auyplen (125) 137-45. Advances of seed-corn are cottimon in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, but rarely attested ulter the third century; see J. Herrmann, Studien zur Bodenpaclt im Recht der graeco-dgnpischen Papyri (ugg) 129-130 Abphhioc Hpée Hanwrérag Geasr| Je yevtxyy xaipew Spodoyes deymeairae rupod yerhunroe 708 BueNBdr- roc Erove pérpq dexé(ry) dprdpac &, ylvovras rupod ‘Buc €, 5. (€rove) B/ roi xupion sudiv endow TTpSBow CeBacrod, rjlwoe Coda Séroc ypdnpalra 5 Léeymdnee 5 eww 48 ‘Aurofus Heras sou of Pupintos, «Theo landosence, grostings. I acknowledge to hi ceived from you From the harvest of the past year sx artabas ut wheat by the enh measure toca six artabas of wheat, xt. 6, Year 2 of our lord Anrelss Probus Augustus, Hashyt 11, vvrote for hina who does not huons letters” * The name Hamerndc is as yet unattested, but sitar variations of the mace common name Hazorrie occur: Mlareerae in SB VIM 99045 (atin, 154, XIV 1720 3 and Bland Hl 31g both Oxyrhynchus, 6h century; arpr{}B Flog It 2y. 15¢ (Apheodit,g 2 Beur[ Je. We expect a dative. OdanfeJe 28 a mistake for Oéer (by accommodation ty the previous nam}? or Oewr| ze asa mistake for Bees? 5 wérpip Sentry). Sct 5060 4-5 n 6 ‘The final ¢ is subscript (g), owing to lack of space ©. PELCER