o.abu.mina.661
† ἀπὸ Θεοδώρου Ἰωάννου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κβ ἰνδικτίονος η †
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena recording 2 donkey-loads brought by Theodoros son of Ioannes on Mesore 22 of an eighth indiction year. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The abbreviation ὀν(ικαὶ) φο(ραί) is understood as 'donkey-loads', a transport unit; the goods carried are not specified. The date gives only the indiction year, not a calendar year.
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 Θεοδώρου Ἰωάννου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κβ ἰνδικτίονος η †
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