o.abu.mina.187
† ἀπὸ αππα Κυρίου συμμάχου ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 116386
Delivery note for one donkey-load from Apa Kyrios the symmachos TM 116386Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording one donkey-load sent by or through Apa Kyrios, a symmachos (messenger), on Mesore 26 of a fourth indiction year. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena in the first half of the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
† From Apa Kyrios, symmachos (courier):
1 donkey-load, one only, in the month of Mesore, 26th, of the 4th indiction †
A symmachos was a letter-carrier or messenger; the expansion of the abbreviations as 'donkey-load' (onike phora) follows the edition. These Abu Mena ostraca typically record wine deliveries.
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.