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† † ἀπὸ αππα Μηνᾶ υἱοῦ Ἀνδρέα ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ γ τρῖς μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος ε
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A short ostracon receipt from Abu Mena recording that apa Menas, son of Andreas, delivered three donkey-loads. It is dated Mesore 26 of the fifth indiction, in the first half of the 7th century AD.
The commodity carried is not named; 'onikai phorai' means loads carried by donkey. 'Apa' is a Coptic honorific for a monk or cleric.
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 αππα Μηνᾶ υἱοῦ Ἀνδρέα ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ γ τρῖς μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος ε
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