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Account of bread rations distributed to individuals TM 144661DidymoiEnde II - Mitte III

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Ostracon account listing rations of small loaves (psomia) distributed to named men, probably soldiers or staff of the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. It dates from the late 2nd to mid 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

[…]…[…] Besarion and Chesthotes, 8 loaves Abok, 4 loaves Psentaori, 5 loaves Herakles, 5 loaves […]ros, [… loaves] 4 […]

Psomion (abbreviated psomia) denotes a small loaf or morsel of bread, a common ration unit in the desert forts. The end of the list is lost.

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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Ende II - Mitte III · Didymoi

[…]ε…[…] Βησαρίων καὶ Χεσθώτης ψωμία η Ἀβωκ ψωμία δ Ψενταωρι ψωμία ε Ἡρακλῆς ψωμία ε […]ρος ψ[…] δ [… ? lines lost …]