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Ἀντώνιος Μαλχαῖος ὁ ἀσχολούμενος τὴν ὁρμοφυλακίαν Σοήνης …ῶτι Μαικιαλίου χαίρειν. ἀπέχω παρὰ σοῦ τὸ ἐνόρμιον ἀγωγίων ὧν ἐποιήσουἀπὸ Παχὼν ἕως Μεσορὴ λ τοῦ γ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Μεσορὴ λ. Ἀντώνιος Μαλχαῖος ἀπέχω.
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An ostracon receipt in which Antonius Malchaios, the official in charge of the harbour-guard at Syene, acknowledges payment of harbour dues on cargoes shipped by a man whose father was Maikialios, covering the months Pachon to Mesore. It is dated 23 August AD 119, in Hadrian's third year.
The enormion was a harbour tax levied on goods or loads (agogia) passing through the port. The beginning of the payer's name is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Abgabenquittung (für ἐνόρμιον ἀγωγίων)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἀντώνιος Μαλχαῖος ὁ ἀσχολούμενος τὴν ὁρμοφυλακίαν Σοήνης …ῶτι Μαικιαλίου χαίρειν. ἀπέχω παρὰ σοῦ τὸ ἐνόρμιον ἀγωγίων ὧν ἐποιήσουἀπὸ Παχὼν ἕως Μεσορὴ λ τοῦ γ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Μεσορὴ λ. Ἀντώνιος Μαλχαῖος ἀπέχω.
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