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An ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert listing foodstuffs and their quantities: gourds, cabbage, loaves, radishes, olives, dates, cheeses and jars of wine. It is probably an account or list of supplies.
The matia is a small dry measure. Katharia probably refers to loaves of clean (white) bread, counted in pairs; the interpretation is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Comptes). 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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