o.abu.mina.238
† διὰ Ἠσαΐα συμμάχου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 116436
Delivery note for two donkey-loads through Esaias the symmachos TM 116436Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording two donkey-loads delivered through Esaias, a symmachos (courier or messenger). It comes from Abu Mena in the first half of the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
† Through Esaias the symmachos: donkey-loads 2, two.
A symmachos was a courier or armed messenger in late antique Egypt; the word literally means 'ally'. The commodity carried by the donkeys is not stated.
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.