One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 25910

Money account including payments for wool and relish TM 25910unbekanntI

The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →

A short private account of money payments from Roman Egypt, listing sums in drachmas and obols for wool, food, and amounts received from individuals including Horos, Tiberon and a priest of Harpokrates. It dates to the 1st century AD.

In English machine translation

At Psam(...), for the price of wool, 8 drachmas Likewise, on behalf of the (woman) of Theogenes, 2 drachmas Apoleas, his (?), at Psam(...), 5 obols Likewise Apoleas, 3 obols Likewise Apoleas, 2 obols For relish (opson), 2 obols And of the common fund, for the price from Horos, 16 drachmas And from Tiberon likewise, another 16 drachmas And from the priest of Harpokrates, 4 drachmas

"Psam" is an abbreviation, probably of a place or personal name, that cannot be expanded with certainty. "Opson" means relish or cooked food eaten with bread, often fish.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Money - Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.oslo.3.142

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

ἐν Ψαμ εἰς τιμὴν ἐρίων δραχμαὶ η ὁμοίως ὑπὲρ τῆς Θεογένους δραχμαὶ β Ἀπωλέας αὐτοῦ Ψαμ ὀβολοὶ ε ὁμοίως Ἀπωλέας ὀβολοὶ γ ὁμοίως Ἀπωλέας ὀβολοὶ β ὄψου ὀβολοὶ β καὶ τοῦ κοινοῦ τιμῆς τῆς ἀπὸ Ὥρου δραχμαὶ ιϛ καὶ παρὰ Τιβέρωνος ὁμοίως ἄλλαι δραχμαὶ ιϛ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱερέως Ἁρποχρα δραχμαὶ…