o.did.4
δεκανίας Τιθουῆς Πεσίρεως Ψενούσιρις Ψεμβήκεως σάκκ ἀρτάβ α ϛ.
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A short ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert recording a delivery or allocation within the decury (dekania) of Tithoues son of Pesiris. Psenosiris son of Psembekis is credited with a quantity in sacks measured in artabas.
A dekania was a squad or work group; the numeral after the artaba sign (α ϛ) is uncertain and may be 1 and 1/6 or two separate figures.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
δεκανίας Τιθουῆς Πεσίρεως Ψενούσιρις Ψεμβήκεως σάκκ ἀρτάβ α ϛ.
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