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An account of expenses for camels, listed quarter by quarter, with sums for fodder, wages, general expenses and equipment such as palm-fibre ropes. It dates from the 2nd or 3rd century AD, from Roman Egypt.
The second quarter begins with Hadrianos, the honorific month name equivalent to Choiak, so the quarter likely ran Choiak, Tybi, Mecheir. 'Sebennia' are probably palm-fibre ropes or matting; the first total (304) does not match the listed items as preserved.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Conto). 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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