Account of fleeces
An account of fleeces. The figures show that a fleece weighed about two minae.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1399
Account of fleeces held by Nikanor TM 1399Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.
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A short account of fleeces from the Zenon archive at Philadelphia in the Fayum, mid 3rd century BC. It records a total of 41 fleeces weighing 1 talent 21 1/4 minas, of which Nikanor holds 31 weighing 1 talent, leaving 10 weighing 21 1/4 minas.
In English machine translation
There were 41 fleeces,
of which the weight is 1 talent 21 1/4 minas; of these
Nikanor has 31 fleeces,
of which the weight is 1 talent;
remaining, 10 fleeces, weight 21 1/4 minas.
A talent was 60 minas, so the fleeces weighed roughly two minas each.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of fleeces). 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.4.59774
ἦσαν πόκοι μα ὧν ὁλκὴ τάλαντον α μνᾶι κα τέταρτον ὧν ἔχει Νικάνωρ πόκους λα ὧν ὁλκὴ τάλαντον α λοιποὶ πόκοι ι ὁλκὴ μνᾶι κα τέταρτον