Fragment of stable account
A fragment of a stable account.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1349
Fragment of a stable account recording fodder bundles for animals TM 1349Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.
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A fragment of a stable account from the Zenon archive recording the bundles of fodder issued to horses, twenty she-asses and two riding animals. It comes from Philadelphia in the Fayum and dates to the mid 3rd century BC.
In English machine translation
[recto, column 1]
[…]
To the horses, 6 bundles
To the 20 she-asses, 40 bundles
To the 2 riding donkeys (?), 5 bundles
[recto, column 2]
[…]
To the horses […]
To the 20 she-asses, 40 bundles
To the 2 riding donkeys (?), 5 bundles
[verso]
[…]
and to the one from Telestes, 30 bundles
"Bundles" (desmai) are bundles of hay or green fodder. "Badistai" are 'walkers', probably donkeys or horses trained for riding at an easy pace.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of stable 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.4.59722
[r,1] [… ? lines lost …] τοῖς ἵπποις δέσμαι ϛ ταῖς ὄνοις κ δέσμαι μ τοῖς βαδισταῖς β δέσμαι ε [r,2] [… ? lines lost …] τοῖς ἵπποις[…] ταῖς ὄνοις κ δέσμαι μ τοῖς βαδισταῖς β δέσμαι ε [v] [… ? lines lost …] καὶ τῶι παρὰ Τελέστου δέσμαι λ