o.abu.mina.2
† ἀπὸ αππα Ἰωάννου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιε ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt from Abu Mena recording a delivery of two donkey-loads from Apa John, dated Mesore 15 of the fourth indiction. It belongs to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The expansion ὀν(ικαὶ) φο(ραὶ), "donkey-loads", is the editor's reading of an abbreviation; the commodity carried is not stated. Mesore 15 corresponds roughly to 8 August.
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.
† ἀπὸ αππα Ἰωάννου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιε ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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