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† ἀπὸ Καλονόμου πρεσβυτέρου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt recording delivery of two donkey-loads from the presbyter Kalonomos on Mesore 26 of a fourth indiction. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The abbreviation ὀν(ικαὶ) φο(ραὶ), 'donkey-loads', refers to a standard transport unit; the commodity carried is not named.
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 Καλονόμου πρεσβυτέρου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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