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A fragmentary account on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, listing expenses in drachmas for shared wine, bread and oil, with mention of a trip up and down and of Koptos and a curator (fort commander).
Symbolē here probably means a share or contribution towards a common purchase, such as wine bought jointly. The curator was the officer in charge of a desert fort.
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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