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This Latin-language volume is a facsimile of an ancient Greek papyrus from the Ptolemaic period, discovered in the 18th century and now held in the Museo Borgiano in Velletri, Italy. The papyrus contains a detailed description of the construction of an irrigation system in the Arsinoite nome, a province of ancient Egypt. This edition includes commentary by modern scholars Nicola Schow and Stefano Borgia, who provide historical background and analysis of the papyrus. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.