>According to the deciphered text, Saulos, residing in Judaea, arranged fictitious sales of his slaves to an associate named Chaereas who lived in the neighboring province of Arabia. While on paper these slaves were transferred across provincial lines, they physically remained with Saulos. Gadalias, the son of a notary, produced the forged documents necessary for the transactions, providing evidence that the slaves had left Judea but never officially arrived in Arabia. Through the scheme, the conspirators reportedly managed to evade the 4% tax on slave sales and 5% on manumissions that would otherwise have been due to Roman authorities.
