o.did.11
Ἰσίδωρος Πομπηίῳ χαίρειν. δὸς δεκανίᾳ Μιρήσιος Περούσιος αὐτῷ ἀχύρου γόμους δύο ἥμισυ γίνεται γόμοι β 𐅵. Τυβι ι βε
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Order to deliver chaff to the decuria of Miresis TM 144578Didymoi
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An ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, in which Isidoros instructs Pompeius to deliver two and a half loads of chaff to the military unit (decuria) of Miresis son of Perousis. It is dated to Tybi 10.
In English machine translation
Isidoros to Pompeius, greetings.
Give to the decuria of Miresis son of Perousis, to him, two and a half loads of chaff,
= 2 1/2 loads.
Tybi 10 [...]
A decuria was a small cavalry unit; the chaff was fodder for its animals. The final letters after the date (βε) are unexplained.
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.