o.abu.mina.592
† ἀπὸ Χαὴλ Πίτου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιθ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena recording two donkey-loads from Chael son of Pitos, on Mesore 19 of the 4th indiction. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The abbreviation read as onikai phorai (donkey-loads) does not say what goods were carried; such loads at Abu Mena often concern wine or similar deliveries.
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 Χαὴλ Πίτου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιθ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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