An account of wheat transported by donkey caravans in the Arsinoite nome (Fayum), from Pauni 19 to Mesore 7. It totals 1734 donkey-loads carrying 5202 artabas, broken down by public donkeys of villages such as Narmouthis, Ibion Argaiou and Magdola, and by other donkeys supplied through farmers of the division of Berenikis.
In English machine translation
[…] of Berenikis […]
[…] of transport, from Pauni 19
[to] Mesore 7, donkeys
[…] 1734
[wheat, artabas] 5202, of which by
public donkeys: of Narmouthis, donkeys 698
[…] wheat, artabas 2094
of Ibion Argaiou, public donkeys 458
[…] wheat, artabas 1374
of Magdola, public donkeys 45
[…] wheat, artabas 135
[…] public donkeys 15[2]
[…] wheat, artabas 456
[…]asa † public (donkey?) … 1
[…] wheat, artabas 3
[…] of the freight-bearing (donkeys?) of Berenikis, by farmers
[…] other donkeys 370, wheat, artabas 1110
[…] of the […]tikon of Berenikis, donkeys 10, wheat, artabas 30
[…] donkeys 1734, wheat, artabas 5202
Each donkey-load here is reckoned at 3 artabas of wheat, so the figures consistently multiply. Katagoge refers to the transport of state grain down to the harbours for shipment.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of Grain Transport). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.