Account of a purchase of clothes
An account of a recent purchase of clothes.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1403
Account of a purchase of clothes TM 1403Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)mid 3rd c. B.C.
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An account of a purchase of clothing, listing cloaks, tunics and foot-coverings with their prices, a total of 103 drachmas 3 obols, an amount of 80 drachmas already received, and a balance of 23 drachmas 3 obols. It comes from the Zenon archive at Philadelphia in the Fayum, mid 3rd century BC.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
1 chlamys (cloak), 37 drachmas
another, 21 drachmas
tunic, 13 drachmas 3 obols
3 others, 30 drachmas
2 pairs of socks (?), 2 drachmas 2 obols
Total: 103 drachmas 3 obols
Towards this you have 80 drachmas
Remainder: 23 drachmas 3 obols
[verso]
[…] Thoth 14
[…]…
The beginning of the list is lost. The word podeia refers to foot-coverings such as socks or felt shoes; the verso has a date (Thoth 14) and an unclear word.
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 a purchase of clothes). 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.4.59778
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