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Account of payments in drachmas by named individuals TM 29878ElephantineII

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An ostracon from Elephantine listing personal names, mostly Egyptian, each followed by a sum of money in drachmas, probably payments or contributions. It dates to the 2nd century.

In English machine translation

[…]is, [… drachmas] […]meus, 4 drachmas Premsoumen, 4 drachmas daughter (of?) Psenpachis, 2 drachmas […]ous, 1 drachma […]ntos, 5 drachmas […]itos, 2 drachmas Tapienchis, 2 drachmas […]thienpsas, 2 drachmas […]tratos, 2 drachmas Psentyos, 2 drachmas Thinapathes, [… drachmas]

The record gives only the century without specifying BC or AD. The purpose of the payments 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 Compte en drachmes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

o.eleph.wagner.305

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

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