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† απὸ αππα Κυρίου συµµάχου ὀνικὴ φορὰ α µία µόνη µηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note from Abu Mena recording one donkey-load brought by Apa Kyrios, a symmachos (messenger or courier), on 26 Mesore of the 4th indiction. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
A symmachos in Byzantine Egypt was a messenger or courier, often in estate or official service. The abbreviation read as the name Kyrios could also be understood differently.
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.
† απὸ αππα Κυρίου συµµάχου ὀνικὴ φορὰ α µία µόνη µηνὶ Μεσορὴ κϛ ἰνδικτίονος δ †
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