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Receipt for a load of chaff delivered to the camp at Ophieion TM 16296Theben (Ophieion)

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An ostracon receipt issued by Pikos and his fellow collectors of chaff for the metropolis, acknowledging that Horos son of Pachnoumis delivered one load of chaff to the military camp at Ophieion near Thebes. It is dated in year 5 of an emperor Antoninus and signed by Horos and Paous.

In English machine translation

Pikos and associates, receivers of chaff of the metropolis, of year 4 of Antoninus the lord, to Horos son of Pachnoumis, Pham...n...s (?). You have delivered to the camp at Ophieion one load of chaff, total 1 load of chaff, on behalf of the mainland of the metropolis. Year 5 of Antoninus the lord, Pharmouthi 2. I, Horos, have signed. I, Paous, have signed.

The receipt mixes year 4 (the collection year) and year 5 (the date of delivery). 'Mainland' (epeiros) refers to the district of the metropolis on the mainland side, as distinct from other areas.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deux fragments pour un reçu de paille). 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 · Theben (Ophieion)

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