Account of wool (?)
An account of wool (?). The material is not specified, but as it was reckoned by weight and was to be made into chitons, it was probably either wool or linen yarn.
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Account of wool (?) issued to individuals, partly for tunics TM 1400Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.
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A short account from the Zenon archive listing quantities, reckoned in minas by weight, of some material (probably wool or yarn) issued to five men, partly for making tunics. It dates to the mid 3rd century BC and comes from Philadelphia in the Fayum.
In English machine translation
[1]
To Aristokrates 5 minas
and for a tunic 2 minas, total 7
To Sochares 3 minas
and for a tunic 1 mina, total 4
To Artemidoros 3 minas
for a tunic 1 mina, total 4
To Koninas 2 minas
To Herakleas [4 minas]
Total 21 minas
[2]
[…]
spices
The material is not named; since it is weighed in minas and made into tunics (chitons), it was probably wool or linen yarn. The second column preserves only traces and the word for spices or seasonings.
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 wool). 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.4.59775
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