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Πετοσῖρις καὶ μέτοχοι Ὧρῳ Μεχφτρῆτος χαίρειν. ἔσχομεν παρὰ σοῦ ἀχύρου γόμου ἥμισυ τρίτον, γίνονται γόμου 𐅵 γ εἰς πλοῖον τοῦ ιϛ ἔτους Τραιανοῦ τοῦ κυρίου Μεσορὴ κη.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24375
Receipt for chaff delivered for a boat TM 24375Theben21. Aug. 113
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An ostracon receipt in which Petosiris and his partners acknowledge receiving 5/6 of a load of chaff from Horos son of Mechphtres for a boat. It is dated 21 August AD 113, at Thebes.
In English machine translation
Petosiris and partners to Horos son of Mechphtres, greetings. We have received from you a half and a third of a load of chaff, total 1/2 1/3 load, for the boat, in year 16 of Trajan the lord, Mesore 28.
The 'load' (gomos) was a standard measure of a donkey or pack load; 'half and a third' equals 5/6 of a load.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu de paille). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.