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Record of two donkey-loads delivered through Esaias the symmachos TM 117131Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII

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A short ostracon record from Abu Mena noting 2 donkey-loads delivered through Esaias, a symmachos (messenger or guard). It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

† Through Esaias, the symmachos: donkey-loads, 2, two.

A symmachos was a low-ranking messenger or courier-guard in Late Antique Egypt. The commodity carried by the donkey-loads is not specified.

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.945

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

† διὰ Ἠσαια συμμάχου ὀνικαὶ φοραὶ β δύο

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · O.AbuMina object no. 8701 Na6 · 1. Hälfte VII · Abu Mena