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p.col.3.2 259 v.Chr.
Account of Earnings of a Camel Caravan via HGV-meta
Account of earnings of a camel caravan between Egypt and Sidon. An account of the earnings of a small camel caravan, recording freight payments for trips between Egypt, Gaza, Sidon and Galilee. The camels carried dates, reed mats, pickled goods, grain and bricks, earning a total of 1,168 drachmas. It dates to 259 BC and belongs to the Zenon archive. machine translation
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TM 1725.
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- Account of Earnings of a Camel Caravan HGV-meta unbekannt259 v.Chr.
- Account 259 BC APIS-papyrus 259 BCE
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[1]
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δύο καμήλων δραχμὰς ξδ.
ἐξ Σιδῶνος πορευθέντες
εἰς Γάζαν κενοὶ ἔλαβον
παρὰ Ζηνοδώρου
πλινθοφοροῦντες δραχμὰς ι.
ἀπὸ τῶν Σκηνῶν εἰς
Αἴγυπτον
γόμων δ φοινίκων καμήλων δ
μισθὸς δραχμαὶ ρδ.
[2]
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ἐκ Γάζης εἰς Αἴγυπτον
μετὰ Νικαίου πορευθέντες
ἔλαβον δραχμὰς ρ.
ἐξ Αἰγύπτου εἰς Γάζαν
ψιάθους ἀγαγόντες ἔλαβον
καμήλων β μισθὸν δραχμὰς λβ.
καὶ ἄλλων καμήλων β
τῶν ταριχηγησάντων
[3]
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ἐξ Σιδῶνος εἰς Γάλιλαν
σιτηγήσαντες ἔλαβον δραχμὰς μη.
ἄλλης σιτηγίας ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ
τόπου δραχμὰς μη.
μετὰ Σίμωνος ἐκ Γαλίλας
σιτηγήσαντες δραχμὰς ρν.
γίνονται δραχμαὶ Αρξη.Translations (1)
[column 1]
[…]
of 2 camels, 64 drachmas.
Travelling from Sidon to Gaza empty, they received from Zenodoros for carrying bricks 10 drachmas.
From the Tents (Skenai) to Egypt, 4 loads of dates, 4 camels, pay 104 drachmas.
[column 2]
[…]
Travelling from Gaza to Egypt with Nikaios they received 100 drachmas.
Bringing reed mats from Egypt to Gaza they received ⟦drachmas⟧ pay for 2 camels, 32 drachmas.
And of 2 other camels which carried pickled fish (?)
[column 3]
[…]
Carrying grain from Sidon to Galila they received 48 drachmas.
For another grain transport from the same place, 48 drachmas.
Carrying grain with Simon from Galila, 150 drachmas.
Total: 1,168 drachmas.
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