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κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Μακαρίῳ Ὡρίων χαίρειν. παράσχου τοῖς διαφέρουσίν μοι οἴνου ἐντοπίου σπαθία ἕξ, γίνεται σπαθία ϛ μόνα. Ὡρίων σεσημείωμαι οἴνου σπαθία ἓξ μόνα. ἔτους λϛ ε Τῦβι ϛ.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 21601
Order from Horion to Makarios to supply local wine TM 21601Oxyrhynchos2. Jan. 360
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A short order from Horion to Makarios to supply six spathia (jars) of local wine to Horion's people. It was written at Oxyrhynchus and dated 2 January AD 360.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Makarios, Horion, greetings.
Supply to my people six spathia of local wine, total 6 spathia only. I, Horion, have signed: six spathia of wine only.
Year 36 (and) 5, Tybi 6.
A spathion is a small wine jar used as a measure in late antique Egypt. The year date '36 and 5' follows the Oxyrhynchite era count, corresponding to AD 359/60.
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 Wine). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.