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Fragmentary ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert recording an issue of chaff, measured in talents by weight, to soldiers grouped by decury (dekania) under their commanders. Names include Pakoibis son of Kleitos, Harpokras son of Kronios, Paminis son of Peteasmephis and Paniskos.
A dekania was a small military unit of about ten men named after its leader; chaff was used as fodder for the fort's animals. The talent here is a unit of weight.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pakoibis fils de Kleitos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[fragment A] ἔκθεσις ἀχύρου Διδύμοις δεκανία Ψενθ ϛ τάλαντα … γίνεται ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀχύρου τάλαντα ια λοιπά ε [… ? lines lost …] [fragment B] [… ? lines lost …] […] […]…μτ λ δεκανίας Πάκοιβις Κλείτου Ἁρποχρᾶς Κρονίου τάλαντον α δεκανίας Πάμινις Πετεάσμηφις Κόμαρος Α[…] δεκανίας Παν…
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