Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Bibliography -- I. The Household and the Estate of Apollonios, Treasurer General of Ptolemy Philadelphos -- II. Accounting Offices, Accountants, and Accounting Method -- III. P. Col. Inv. No. 249 and P. Col. Inv. No. 211 -- IV. Money...

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