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List of names with amounts TM 140875unbekanntIX

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A Coptic list of men's names, many with patronymics, family relationships or trades, each followed by a number or fraction, probably amounts owed or paid. It dates to the 9th century AD.

In English machine translation

[column i] [… lines lost …] Petros son of Pr[…] Apa Kyre son of Phoib[ammon] 1/2 Merkoure the son [of …] 1/2 Markos brother of Zachar[ias] … The deacon Chael the watchman 1/2 Ioannes son of Apoul…ch[…] 1 George son of Ampar, his son 1/2 Ouenofe son of Phan…[…]a 1/2 Philotheos son of Neouo[…] 1/2 5 Timotheos the basket-maker (?) 5 1/2 Theodoros his brother 6 Eisitre his brother 6 Markos the cattleherd (?) 1/2 his son 4 Hermias the camel-driver 1/2 his son 4 [column ii] […]a[…] […]…[…] Rlellih[…] Phoibammo[n] […] Philotheos his son […] George [his son] […] Shenout[e] […] Paroush son of P[…] Pakim son of K[…] The people of Palkee[sh] […] Peheu son of A[…] Peheu the villager (?) […] Merkoure son of Pion[…] Chael son of P[…] Merkour[e] […] Senouthios son of Ch[…] Chael son of Ti[…] Mena […]

The numbers are unitized; they may be money or commodity quantities. Several occupational terms (basket-maker, cattleherd, camel-driver) and the reading Palkeesh are uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Name List with Numbers). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IX

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