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† ἀπὸ Καλονόμου πρεσβυτέρου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon note recording two donkey loads delivered by or from the priest Kalonomos on Mesore 26 of a fourth indiction year. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The abbreviation ὀν(ικαὶ) φο(ραὶ) is expanded as 'donkey loads', a standard unit of transport in these delivery notes; the commodity is not specified. Mesore 26 corresponds to about 19 August.
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 Καλονόμου πρεσβυτέρου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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