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Account of allotments at the well Pmoun TM 131218Trimithis (Oasis Magna)IV

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A short ostracon account from Trimithis in the Great Oasis listing quantities, in marion-measures, allotted to individuals at the well (hydreuma) called Pmoun: a pigeon-keeper, Syros and Psais. It dates to the 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

Well Pmoun […] To the pigeon-keeper (?), 14 marion-measures To Syros, 15 marion-measures To Psais, 11

The abbreviation μ(άρια) is a local unit, probably of water or produce, with no exact English equivalent. The reading πτεριστ(ῇ), taken here as 'pigeon-keeper', is uncertain in meaning.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Well account, Hydreuma Pmoun formula). 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.trim.1.170

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Trimithis (Oasis Magna)

ὕδρευμα Πμουν […] πτεριστῇ μάρια ιδ Σύρῳ μάρια ιε Ψάιτι ια