Receipt issued by the public and private donkey-drivers (animal-keepers) of Narmouthis, through their representative Tryphon, to the public bankers Deios and Sabinus for 687 drachmas 1 obol paid as transport charges for carrying wheat and barley from the granaries of the Polemon division to the harbours. It lists each driver's share of grain carried and was written in the Arsinoite nome in February 155.
In English machine translation
To Deios and Sabinus, former gymnasiarchs, and their partners, public bankers,
from the undersigned public and private animal-keepers of the village of Narmouthis, through Tryphon, their appointed representative. We have received from you the sums ordered to be paid to us by Ptolemaios, royal scribe of the Polemon division, acting as deputy also for the strategia of the Themistos and Polemon divisions, which we requested be ordered, for transport charges on wheat and barley which we brought down from the granaries of the Polemon division to the harbours, for the delivery of the produce of year 17 of Antoninus Caesar the lord: wheat 82 artabas, barley 6 1/2 artabas, at the rate for wheat of 8 drachmas per artaba, 656 drachmas, and for barley at 480 drachmas per 100 artabas, 31 drachmas 1 obol, making together 687 drachmas 1 obol of silver, total 687 drachmas 1 obol.
They are: Peeus son of Mysthes, 6 1/6 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Onnophris and Mysthes, 6 1/2 1/12 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Heron and Pasion, 6 1/3 1/8 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Pe[…]is and Heron, 6 1/6 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Aunes and Neilos, 6 1/2 1/3 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Tesenouphis son of Heron, 6 1/2 1/3 1/8 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Akiaris son of Petermouthis, 6 1/2 1/12 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Heron son of Herieus, 6 1/2 1/3 1/8 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Sansneus son of Mysthes, 6 1/6 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Heron son of Onnophris, 5 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Heron son of Kronion, 6 1/3 1/8 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; Onnophris son of Orseus, 6 artabas, barley 1/2 1/24 artaba; […]s son of Herieus, 2 1/12 artabas. Of the private ones likewise: Mysthes son of Aboikis, 1 1/2 1/3 1/12 artabas. Total, the aforesaid, in accordance with the order.
I, Tryphon, appointed by the aforementioned, have received the aforesaid 687 drachmas 1 obol of silver, total 687 drachmas 1 obol.
Year 18 of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Mecheir 20.
The animal-keepers (ktenotrophoi) were in practice donkey-drivers transporting state grain. The day was first written as 21 and corrected to 20.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.