o.abu.mina.487
† ἀπὸ Πιενθ ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιδ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording one donkey load brought from Pienth, dated Mesore 14 of the fourth indiction. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
Pienth is a place or estate name not otherwise identified; a donkey load (onike phora) is a standard transport unit. The indiction year gives only a cycle position, not an absolute year.
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 Πιενθ ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μία μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιδ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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