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p.oxy.42.3055 7. März 285Oxyrhynchos

(Orders to Supply) via HGV-meta

Order from Melas to a poultry-keeper to supply ten eggs. A short order from Melas, a secretary, instructing Ammonios the poultry-keeper to give ten eggs to Ammon the guard for the needs of the household. It is dated in the first year of Diocletian (named here Diocles), 7 March 285, at Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] παρὰ Μέλανος γραμματέως Ἀμμωνίῳ ὀρνιθᾷ χαίρειν. δὸς Ἄμμωνι φύλακει ὥστε εἰς ὑπηρεσίαν τῆς οἰκίας ᾠὰ δέκα γίνονται ᾠὰ ι. ἔτους α Διοκλῆτος Φαμενὼτ ια. [v] [… 3 lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] From Melas, secretary, to Ammonios, poultry-keeper, greetings. Give to Ammon the guard, for the service of the house, ten eggs, total 10 eggs. Year 1 of Diocles, Phamenoth 11. [verso] [… 3 lines lost …]

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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