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Receipt for two donkey-loads from Theodosios the Egyptian TM 117087Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII

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A short ostracon receipt from Abu Mena recording the delivery of two donkey-loads from Theodosios the Egyptian on Mesore 18 of the 4th indiction. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

† From Theodosios the Egyptian, donkey-loads 2, two only, in the month Mesore 18, indiction 4 †

"Donkey-loads" (onikai phorai) is a standard transport unit in the Abu Mena ostraca, probably of wine or other goods delivered to the pilgrimage centre. "Aigyptios" here may be an epithet or a surname rather than a statement of origin.

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.

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

† ἀπὸ Θεοδοσίου Αἰγυπτίου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο μόνον μηνὶ Μεσορὴ ιη ἰνδικτίονος δ †

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · O.AbuMina object no. 8701 N4 · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena