Corn account
An account of corn.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1324
Account of grain issued to bakers and individuals TM 1324Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)263 - 256 B.C.
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A short account of grain distributed in artabas to bakers and several named individuals, with one artaba for private use, totalling 17 artabas. It belongs to the Zenon archive from Philadelphia in the Fayum, 263-256 BC. The verso has a brief note about beginning to sell.
In English machine translation
[recto]
7
Bakers: 3 artabas
To Moschion: 3 artabas
To Samares: 2 artabas
To Aleximachos: 1 1/2 artabas
To Rhodon: the same
To Kephalon: the same
To Aoch: the same
To Artemisia: 1 artaba
To Habros: 1 artaba
For private use: 1 artaba
Total: 17 artabas
[verso]
14
Begins […] to sell
Apoll[…]
The figures 7 and 14 heading each side are probably day numbers of a month. The listed amounts add to 17 artabas as stated in the total.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Corn account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.zen.4.59697
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