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Acknowledgement by a boat-builder of the return of a pakton and oars TM 16892Oxyrhynchos23. Juli 264

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A boat-builder of Oxyrhynchus, Aurelius Herakles, acknowledges to the eirenarch Calpurnius Horion and Aurelius Achilleus alias Ammonios that he has received back the light boat he had supplied, with two willow oars, for moving public wheat on the prefect's orders. It was written for him by another man because he was illiterate, in July 264 at Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

To Calpurnius Horion, the most estimable eirenarch, and Aurelius Achilleus also called Ammonios, the most excellent, Aurelius Herakles son of Theon, his mother being Tryphas, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, boat-builder. I acknowledge that I have received back from you the pakton which I supplied, with two oars of willow wood, for the transport (?) of public wheat, in accordance with what was written by our most illustrious prefect Claudius Firmus, and in answer to the formal question I gave my assent. Year 11 of Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Germanicus Maximus Pius Felix Augustus, Epeiph 29. I, Aurelius Herakles son of Theon, have received the pakton with the oars, and in answer to the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Apollonios son of Apollonios, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters.

A pakton was a light boat, often of wicker and hides; the word rendered 'transport' (dierasis) is rare and its exact sense is uncertain. Claudius Firmus is here called prefect of Egypt.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Acknowledgement for Return of Boat). 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 · 23. Juli 264 · Oxyrhynchos

Καλπουρνίῳ Ὡρίωνι τῷ ἀξιολογωτάτῳ εἰρηνάρχῃ καὶ Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀχιλλεῖ τῷ καὶ Ἀμμωνίῳ τῷ κρατίστῳ Αὐρήλιος Ἡρακλῆς Θέωνος μητρὸς Τρυφᾶτος ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως πακτωνοποιός. ὁμολογῶ παρειληφέναι παρʼ ὑμῶν ὃν παρέσχον πάκτωνα σὺν κώπαις δυσὶ ἰτείναις πρὸς διέρασιν δημοσίου πυροῦ ἀκολούθως…