p.lond.7.2148
[ctr] [… ? lines lost …] ελα[…] καὶ πα[…] … μαγείρωι […] ὡσαύτως […] […]τω[…] [… ? lines lost …] [m] εἰσὶν χοίνικες β ἀλλʼ ἀπέφαινεν χοίνιξ α δεδόσθαι […]…[…]ς[…]…
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1708
Fragment of an account mentioning rations for a cook TM 1708Palästina (?)260 - 258 v.Chr. (?)
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Small fragment of an account or memorandum mentioning a cook and quantities measured in choinikes, with a marginal note disputing whether 2 or 1 choinix had been given. It probably belongs to the Zenon archive and may have been written in Palestine around 260-258 BC.
In English machine translation
[centre]
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[…]
and […]
… to the cook […]
likewise […]
[…]
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[margin]
there are 2 choinikes,
but he declared
that 1 choinix had been given
[…]
A choinix is a small dry measure, roughly a daily grain ration. Both the date and the place are uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.