o.did.9
[…] Ἀντωνίῳ χαίρειν […]… Ἡρακ ἀχύρου γόμον ἥμισυ […]Μεσορη κε […][…]οσ… [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144576
Order to Antonius for delivery of half a load of chaff TM 144576Didymoi
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A fragmentary ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in Egypt's Eastern Desert, addressed to a man named Antonius. It orders the delivery of half a load of chaff, probably for a man whose name begins Herak-, and is dated Mesore 25.
In English machine translation
[…] to Antonius, greetings.
[…] … Herak(…), half a load of chaff.
[…] Mesore 25.
[…] […] …
[… ? lines lost …]
Chaff (achyron) was supplied to the desert forts as fodder and fuel. The name after the lacuna is abbreviated and could be Herakleides, Herakles or a similar name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ordres de livraison de menues de pailles). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.