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† διὰ Κοσμᾶ κακοτρίχιος ὀνικὲ φοραὶ α μία
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note from Abu Mena recording one donkey-load delivered through a man named Kosmas. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
ὀνικὲ φοραί (for ὀνικαὶ φοραί) means 'donkey-loads', a standard unit of transport in these Abu Mena ostraca. κακοτρίχιος may be a nickname or byname ('bad-haired') rather than a family name.
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.
† διὰ Κοσμᾶ κακοτρίχιος ὀνικὲ φοραὶ α μία
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