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An ostracon from Narmuthis in the Fayum listing some thirty personal names, some with patronymics or nicknames. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
Some entries such as Pachys ('the Fat'), Emporos ('merchant') and Melas ('the Black') may be nicknames or occupational bynames rather than separate persons. The purpose of the list is not stated.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Elenco di nomi di persona). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Πάτρων Πατῦνις Σάτυρος Κάνωπος Χαιρήμων Μέλας Λέων Ἥρων Πίστινε — Σερῆνος Καλαμε…ς Σερῆνος Καρᾶς ὁ τοῦ Κολλούθου Ἥρων Ἡλλαρᾶς Ἀμούλης Διόσκορος Ἔμπορος Ἁρποχρατίων Ἡρωνῖνος Δῖος Τρύφων Ἡρακλῆς Γερμανός Μαρεῖνος Αἰράει — Σάτυρος ὁ τοῦ Καπίτιος Μετοπᾶς Πτολλᾶς Παχύς Τρωίλος
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