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Receipt issued by Sabinus son of Didas and his partners, collectors of the public clothing levy, acknowledging delivery by the weavers of Soknopaiou Nesos of garments requisitioned for the army for the previous (9th) year. It is dated 21 November 124 AD, in the reign of Hadrian.
A synthesis was a matching set of garments; the 'public clothing' (demosios himatismos) was a requisition of garments for the Roman army. The year number '9th' and the word 'cloaks' are editorial restorations.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu de dèmosiosis himatismos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Σαβῖνος Διδᾶ καὶ οἱ μέτοχοι παραλῆμπται δημοσίου ἱματισμοῦ. παρελάβομεν παρὰ γερδίων κώμης Σεκνεπαίου Νήσου ἃ ἐπεστάλησαν δι’ ἡμῶν εἰς τὰς στρατιωτικὰς χρείας τοῦ διεληλυθότος θ ἔτους σύνθεσις μία, πάλλια χρωμάτινα δύο, χιτὼν εἷς ζωστός. ἔτους ι Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Άθὺρ …
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