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Receipt for harbour dues on cargoes at Syene TM 18292Elephantine oder Syene23. Aug. 119

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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.

In English machine translation

Antonius Malchaios, who is in charge of the harbour-guard (hormophylakia) of Syene, to […]otes son of Maikialios, greetings. I have received from you the harbour dues (enormion) on the loads which you made from Pachon until Mesore 30 of the 3rd year of Hadrian Caesar the lord. Mesore 30. I, Antonius Malchaios, have received.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 23. Aug. 119 · Elephantine oder Syene

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.