One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 116326

Delivery note for one donkey-load from Georgios son of Asterios TM 116326Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII

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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording one donkey-load from Georgios son of Asterios, dated 18 Mesore of the fourth indiction. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena in the first half of the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

† From Georgios son of Asterios: donkey-load, 1, one only. Month of Mesore 18, indiction 4 †

The abbreviation ὀν(ικὴ) φο(ρά) means a 'donkey-load', a standard unit of transport; the goods carried are not specified. Asterios may be Georgios' father, though the genitive could also name an employer or owner.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena

† ἀπὸ Γεωργίου Ἀστερίου ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιη ἰνδικτίονος δ †

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · O.AbuMina object no. 8612 C90 + 8612 C941 · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena