o.abu.mina.155=270
† ἀπὸ αππα Κυρίου Ἀργ ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόναι. μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κβ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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An ostracon from Abu Mena recording the delivery of two donkey-loads from apa Kyrios. It is dated Mesore 22 of a fourth indiction, in the first half of the seventh century AD.
The abbreviation read as 'donkey-loads' (onikai phorai) is a standard unit of transport; the commodity is not named. 'Arg' may be an abbreviated second name or epithet of Kyrios.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as o.abu.mina.155=270). 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 Κυρίου Ἀργ ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόναι. μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κβ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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