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Receipt for sour wine delivered for the provisioning of soldiers TM 22858Hermopolis357

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A receipt issued by three town councillors of Hermopolis, acting as distributors of supplies, acknowledging delivery of 4,000 sextarii of sour wine (posca) for the soldiers stationed with them under the prefect Traianus. It is dated by the consuls of AD 357.

In English machine translation

The Aurelii Heron son of Polydeukes, through me Phibion his brother, and Philammon son of Hermes and Hermes son of Philtatios, councillors of Hermopolis, distributors at Philoi (?) for the 15th indiction, to Aurelius […] You have delivered and handed over to us, for the provisioning of the most noble soldiers stationed with us under Traianus the prefect, from the canon of the 1st indiction, 4,000 sextarii of sour wine, total 4,000 sextarii of sour wine only, and we have issued this receipt to you for security, and having been asked the formal question we have agreed. In the consulship of our lords Constantius Augustus for the 9th time and Claudius [Julianus the most illustrious Caesar for the 2nd time] […] […]

"Sour wine" (oxos) was the cheap vinegar-wine issued as a soldier's ration; the canon was the annual tax assessment in kind. The scribe accidentally repeated a phrase, and the name of the recipient is lost; 'Philoi' may be a place name or unit.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 357 · Hermopolis

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