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Πατᾶς καὶ κοινωνοὶ νομικοὶ Παπνουθίῳ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. δὸς Ἱέρακι παστιλλᾶτι τοῦ στρατηγοῦ εἰς ἡμῶν λόγον δηναρίων μυριάδας ἐνενήκοντα, δηναρίων μυριάδας ϙ μόνας. ἔτους λδ γ, Ἐπεὶφ κ. Πατᾶς σεσημείωμαι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 22486
Order from Patas and associates to Papnouthios for payment to a pastry-cook TM 22486Oxyrhynchos14. Juli 358
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A payment order from Patas and his associates instructing Papnouthios to pay 900,000 denarii (90 myriads) to Hierax, the pastry-cook of the strategos, charged to their account. It was written at Oxyrhynchus in July AD 358.
In English machine translation
Patas and associates, notaries (?), to Papnouthios, brother, greetings.
Give to Hierax, pastry-cook of the strategos, to our account, ninety myriads of denarii, (denarii) 90 myriads only.
Year 34 and 3, Epeiph 20. I, Patas, have signed.
The 'nomikoi' are probably legal professionals or notaries; the double regnal year (34 and 3) reflects the joint reign of Constantius II and Julian. A 'pastillas' is a maker of pastilles or sweet cakes.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order from Patas and Associates to Papnuthis). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.