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Γαῖος Ἔρριος Ψεναμούνιος Πετεχώνσιος χαίρειν· ἀπέχω ἀχύρου γόμον α τοῦ ι ἔτους Οὐεσπασιανοῦ τοῦ κυρίου.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24818
Receipt for a load of chaff TM 24818Theben77 - 78
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A short ostracon receipt in which Gaius Herrius, son of Psenamounis, acknowledges receiving one load of chaff from Petechonsis. It dates to the 10th year of Vespasian (AD 77-78) and comes from Thebes.
In English machine translation
Gaius Herrius (son) of Psenamounis, to Petechonsis, greetings. I have received 1 load of chaff
of the 10th year of Vespasian the lord.
The recipient bears a Roman name with an Egyptian patronymic, perhaps a soldier or a newly enfranchised local. Chaff (achyron) was commonly delivered for fuel, brickmaking or military fodder.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Chaff). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.