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