Receipt addressed to the public bank of Sabinus and partners, in which the public transport animal-keepers of Oxyrhyncha, through their representative Plouton, acknowledge payment of 48 drachmas 2 chalkoi for carrying wheat and barley of year 17 from the Polemon division to the harbours. It was written in February 155 AD, in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
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To Sabinus and partners, public bankers.
We, the undersigned public donkey-keepers (?) of the village of Oxyrhyncha, through Plouton, our appointed representative, have received from you the sums assigned to us by Ptolemaios, royal scribe of the division of Polemon, for transport charges for the deliveries we made from the division of Polemon to the harbours of […], the delivery made under him, of the produce of year 17: of wheat 5 1/3 1/8 artabas and of barley 1/2 1/3 1/12 artaba, at the rate for each artaba of wheat of 8 drachmas, 43 drachmas 2 obols, and for the barley 4 drachmas 4 obols 2 chalkoi; in all 48 drachmas 2 chalkoi.
They are as follows:
Protas son of Protas and Eset son of Heron, 5 1/6 artabas of wheat, 1/4 artaba of barley.
Horos son of Pasis, 1/4 1/24 artaba of wheat.
Nemeias son of Herakleios, 2/3 artaba of barley.
Total, the aforesaid.
I, Plouton, the aforementioned, have received the aforesaid 48 drachmas 2 chalkoi; total 48 drachmas 2 chalkoi.
Year 18 of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Mecheir 29.
This is one of several receipts pasted together into a continuous roll. The occupational term 'ktenotrophoi' (keepers of pack animals) is partly restored, and the harbour name is illegible.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipts for payments by the state bank for services of transport, men and guards). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.