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Order of the strategos to supply barley to Palmyrenes TM 15993Oxyrhynchos6. Juli 271

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An order from the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome to the officials in charge of barley, instructing them to issue 22 1/2 artabas of barley to Palmyrene troops for three days and to take receipts. It was written at Oxyrhynchus on 6 July 271.

In English machine translation

[recto, 1] … [recto, 2] … [verso] From the strategos to the overseers of barley. Give to the Palmyrenes for 3 days 22 1/2 artabas of barley, receiving receipts. I have signed. Year 1 and Year 4, Epeiph 12.

The double regnal year (Year 1 and Year 4) reflects joint dating by Aurelian and the Palmyrene Vaballathus, when Palmyra controlled Egypt. The recto contents are illegible or not given here.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order to Supply Barley). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.oxy.43.3115

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 6. Juli 271 · Oxyrhynchos

[r,1] … [r,2] … [v] παρὰ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ ἐπιμεληταῖς κριθῆς. δότε Παλμυρηνοῖς ὑπὲρ ἡμερῶν γ κριθῆς ἀρτάβας εἴκοσι δύο ἥμισυ λαμβάνοντες ἀποχάς. ἐσημειωσάμην. ἔτους α καὶ ἔτους δ Ἐπεὶφ ιβ.