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† ἀπὸ Ἰωάννου Μηνᾶ Πιαμὲ ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κδ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note from Abu Mena recording one donkey-load delivered from Ioannes son of Menas, dated Mesore 24 of a fourth indiction. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The abbreviation Πια(μὲ) is uncertain; it may be a place name or a word for the commodity, possibly a measure or type of goods carried. The 'donkey-load' (onike phora) was a standard transport unit in these Abu Mena ostraca.
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 Ἰωάννου Μηνᾶ Πιαμὲ ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κδ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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