o.abu.mina.577
† ἀπὸ αππα Μηνᾶ υἱοῦ Ἀνδρέα ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ γ τρεῖς μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος ε
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Receipt for three donkey-loads from apa Menas son of Andreas TM 116766Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII
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A short ostracon receipt from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena recording three donkey-loads delivered from or credited to apa Menas son of Andreas. It is dated Mesore 26 of a fifth indiction, in the first half of the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
† From apa Menas son of Andreas, donkey-loads 3, three only.
Month Mesore 26, indiction 5.
Much of the text, including the date line and the numeral, is restored after the pattern of similar Abu Mena ostraca. The 'donkey-loads' (onikai phorai) were a standard unit for transport deliveries, probably of wine or another commodity.
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.