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† ἀπὸ Δανιὴλ Βαειθ… ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β ἥμισυ μόναι ὁμοῦ φοραὶ κ ἥμισυ μόναι μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιθ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon record of donkey loads delivered by a man named Daniel, giving 2 1/2 loads and a total of 20 1/2 loads, dated Mesore 19 of a fourth indiction. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena in the first half of the 7th century AD.
The second part of Daniel's name is not fully read. The abbreviation "onikai phorai" means loads carried by donkey, a common 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 Δανιὴλ Βαειθ… ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β ἥμισυ μόναι ὁμοῦ φοραὶ κ ἥμισυ μόναι μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιθ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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