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☧ ἀπὸ Χαὴλ Ἰωσὴφ ὀνικὴ φορὰ α μηνὶ Θὼθ ε ἰνδικτίονος ιδ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 117177
Delivery note for one donkey-load from Chael son of Joseph TM 117177Abu Mena1. Hälfte VII
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A short ostracon receipt or delivery note recording one donkey-load from Chael son of Joseph, dated 5 Thoth of the 14th indiction. It comes from the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
☧ From Chael son of Joseph(?)
1 donkey-load ⟦in the month of Thoth⟧
in the month of Thoth, 5th, indiction 14
The Greek 'onike phora' means a load carried by a donkey, a standard unit for deliveries (often of wine) at Abu Mena. The scribe deleted a first writing of the month name and rewrote it on the next line.
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.