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Account of donkey-loads delivered by the steward apa Menas TM 116802Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII

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A short ostracon account from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena recording a delivery of 1 1/2 donkey-loads from apa Menas, the steward (oikonomos), with a running total of 13 1/2 loads. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

† From apa Menas, the steward: donkey-load(s), 1 1/2. Total: 13 1/2 loads.

The total of 13 1/2 loads implies that this entry belongs to a longer series of deliveries. The term phora ("load") here refers to a donkey-load, a standard transport measure.

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.

o.abu.mina.614

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena

† ἀπὸ απα Μηνᾶ οἰκονόμου ὀνικὴ φορὰ α ἥμισυ ὁμοῦ γίνονται φοραὶ ιγ ἥμισυ

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · O.AbuMina object no. 8612 C938 · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena