p.oxy.42.3056
παρὰ Ἄμμωνος Ἀμμωνίῳ χαίρειν. δὸς εἰς ὑπηρεσίαν τοῦ π[…] ὀρνίθιον ἓν καὶ ῷὰ δέκα γίνονται …[…] ἔτους α Φαμενὼθ […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 16451
Order to supply a chicken and eggs TM 16451Oxyrhynchos25. Febr. - 26. März 285
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A short order from Ammon to Ammonios instructing him to hand over one chicken and ten eggs for the service (supply) of someone whose title is lost. It was written at Oxyrhynchus in February or March AD 285.
In English machine translation
From Ammon to Ammonios, greetings.
Give for the service of the […] 1 chicken and 10 eggs, total […]
Year 1, Phamenoth […]
The word translated "service" (hyperesia) likely refers to provisioning for an official or his staff, whose title is lost in the gap.
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)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.