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p.cair.zen.4.59702 Mitte III v.Chr.

Account of daily expenses via HGV-meta

Account of daily expenses for food, oil and baths. A day-by-day household account from the Zenon archive at Philadelphia, mid 3rd century BC, recording small purchases of food, oil, bath fees and other items over the 25th to 28th of a month, with running balances of copper money and oil. The purchases on the 28th, including garlands, nuts and mixing bowls, may relate to a festival such as the Adonia. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

τούτων ὄψον ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵 λάχανα ἑψανὰ ἡμιωβέλιον ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον ἅλες ἡμιωβέλιον λάχανα ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον ὄστρεα ἡμιωβέλιον γίνονται ὀβολοὶ δ 𐅵 ἐλαίου κοτύλης 𐅵 η λοιπὸν χαλκοῦ δραχμὴ α τετρώβολον ἐλαίου κοτύλαι θ η κϛ ἐκ λόγου χαλκοῦ δραχμὴ α τετρώβολον ἐλαίου κοτύλαι θ η τούτων ἐλαίου κοτύλης 𐅵 λοιπὸν χαλκοῦ δραχμὴ α τετρώβολον ἐλαίου κοτύλαι η 𐅵 η τούτων ὄψον ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵 ὄστρεα ἡμιωβέλιον ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον λάχανα ἑψανὰ ἡμιωβέλιον […] θρίδακες ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον ἐλαίου κοτύλης 𐅵 γίνονται ὀβολοὶ ε δ λοιπὸν χαλκοῦ ὀβολοὶ δ 𐅵 δ ἐλαίου κοτύλαι η η κζ ὄψον ὀβολοὶ β δ ὄστρεα ἡμιωβέλιον ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον θρίδακες ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον λάχανα ἑψανὰ ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον ἐλαίου κοτύλης 𐅵 γάλα ὀβολὸς καὶ ἀνηλωθὲν εἰς βαλανεῖον τῆι κε καὶ κϛ ὀβολὸς α δ γίνονται ὀβολοὶ ε δ ὑπερανηλίσκει ἡμιωβέλιον λοιπὸν ἐλαίου κοτύλαι ζ 𐅵 η κη ἔχω παρὰ Σα[…] […]… δραχμὰς δ καὶ ἐκ λόγου ἐλαίου κοτύλαι ζ 𐅵 η τούτου τὸ ὑπερανηλωμένον ἡμιωβέλιον λοιπὸν γ ὀβολοὶ ε 𐅵 καρύων χοίνικος 𐅵 διώβολον Ποντικῶν χοίνικος 𐅵 διώβολον κυάμων χοίνιξ α 𐅵 τριώβολον στέφανοι δραχμὴ α διώβολον ὑδροφόρωι ἡμιωβέλιον ἄρτοι χαλκοῖ ϛ γίνονται β διώβολον χαλκοῖ β ὀρνιθάρια διώβολον μύκαι ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵 κρέως μνᾶ α ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵 κράμβη χαλκοῖ β σευτλίον χαλκοῖ β κουρεῖ … κρατήρια ἡμιωβελιον βαλανεῖ … …[…] ἅλες ἡμιωβέλιον θρίδακες ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον ὀπὸς ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον […] ῥοῦς χαλκοῦς 1 ἀρτύματα ξηρὰ ὀβολοῦ τέταρτον […] γίνονται δραχμαὶ β τέταρτον εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ δραχμαὶ δ ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵 ὑπερανηλίσκει τριώβολον ἐλαίου κοτύλη α δ λοιπὸν ἐλαίου κοτύλαι ϛ δ η [… 1 line lost …] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Of these: relish 2 1/2 obols, cooking vegetables 1/2 obol 1/4 obol, salt 1/2 obol, vegetables 1/4 obol, oysters 1/2 obol, total 4 1/2 obols oil 1/2 1/8 kotyle remainder in copper 1 drachma 4 obols, oil 9 1/8 kotylai 26th. From the account, in copper 1 drachma 4 obols, oil 9 1/8 kotylai Of these: oil 1/2 kotyle; remainder in copper 1 drachma 4 obols, oil 8 1/2 1/8 kotylai Of these: relish 2 1/2 obols, oysters 1/2 obol 1/4 obol, cooking vegetables 1/2 obol, […] lettuces 1/4 obol, oil [1/2 kotyle] [total] 5 1/4 obols; remainder in copper 4 1/2 1/4 obols, oil [8 1/8 kotylai] [27th.] relish 2 1/4 obols, oysters 1/2 obol 1/4 obol, lettuces 1/4 obol, cooking vegetables 1/4 obol, oil 1/2 kotyle, milk 1 obol, and spent on the bath on the 25th and 26th 1 1/4 obols, total 5 1/4 obols overspent 1/2 obol; remainder of oil 7 1/2 1/8 kotylai [28th.] I have from Sa[…] ⟦Karpos⟧ […] 4 drachmas and from the account oil 7 1/2 1/8 kotylai Of this: the amount overspent 1/2 obol; remainder 3 (drachmas) 5 1/2 obols nuts 1/2 choinix 2 obols, Pontic nuts 1/2 choinix 2 obols, beans 1 1/2 choinikes 3 obols, garlands 1 drachma 2 obols, to the water-carrier 1/2 obol, loaves 6 coppers, total 2 (obols?) 2 obols 2 coppers (?) little birds 2 obols, mushrooms 2 1/2 obols, meat 1 mina 2 1/2 obols, cabbage 2 coppers, beet 2 coppers, to the barber … little mixing bowls 1/2 obol, to the bath attendant …[…] salt 1/2 obol, lettuces 1/4 obol, silphium juice 1/4 obol […] sumac 1 copper, dry seasonings 1/4 obol […] total 2 drachmas 1/4 (obol?) altogether 4 drachmas ⟦3 obols⟧ 2 1/2 obols; overspent [3 obols] oil 1 1/4 kotylai; remainder of oil 6 1/4 [1/8] kotylai […]

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Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

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