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Receipt for two donkey-loads TM 116707Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII

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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording two donkey-loads, issued at the pilgrimage centre of Abu Mena on 22 Mesore of a fourth indiction. The sender or recipient name is abbreviated and unclear.

In English machine translation

† From Apa (?) the lord (?) Arg[…]: 2 donkey-loads, two only. Month of Mesore 22, indiction 4 †

The opening "αππα κυ(ρίου)" and the abbreviated name "Ἀργ" are uncertain in reading and expansion. "Onikai phorai" are loads carried by donkeys, a standard unit for transported goods such as wine or bricks.

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.

o.abu.mina.516

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena

† ἀπὸ αππα κυρίου Ἀργ ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κβ ἰνδικτίονος δ †

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · O.AbuMina object no. 8612 C754 · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena