List of Donkey Drivers and Caravans
List of donkey drivers
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30538
List of donkey drivers and caravans TM 30538probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D.
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An ostracon listing personal names, most followed by numbers, probably donkey drivers and the number of animals or loads each supplied for transport. It comes from Karanis in the Fayum and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
Palemon
Ptollas …
Kephalas, in the name of
Sotas son of Apollonios 6
Orsenouphis 1
Iniranis' (son?)
flute-player 1
Klemes 2
Kastor's son Ptolemaios …
Sinas 1 1/2
Ptollarion […]
Abok and Serenos […]
Palemon son of Palemon […]
Abok son of Pal[…]
[… 2 lines lost …]
The numbers after the names probably count donkeys or loads, but the text does not say so. The phrase "in the name of" suggests Kephalas acted on behalf of Sotas.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Transportation by Donkeys and Camels. 1. List of Donkey Drivers and Caravans.). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
List of Donkey Drivers and Caravans
List of donkey drivers
o.mich.3.1050
Παλήμων Πτολλᾶς … Κεφαλᾶς ὀνόματος Σώτα Ἀπολλωνίου ϛ Ὀρσενοῦφις α Ἰνιράνιδος αὐλητοῦ α Κλήμης β Κάστωρος Πτολεμαίου … Σινᾶς α 𐅵 Πτολλαρίων […] Ἀβῶκ καὶ Σερῆνος […] Παλήμων Παλήμονος[…] Ἀβῶκ Παλ[…] [… 2 lines lost …]