Order, Roman CE iii (Jul 25-Aug 23) [BPG]
For grain
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Order to a farmer to pay wheat to Zosimos for wages TM 31333OxyrhynchosRoman CE iii (Jul 25-Aug 23) [BPG]
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A short order from Saras instructing the farmer Dionysios to pay 2 artabas of wheat to Zosimos as wages. It was written at Oxyrhynchus in the 3rd century AD, dated year 4, Mesore 5.
In English machine translation
From Saras to Dionysios, farmer, greetings.
Give to Zosimos, my own (man?), for wages, 2 artabas of wheat, total 2 artabas of wheat.
Year 4, Mesore 5. I have signed.
"Idios" probably marks Zosimos as Saras's own man or employee. "Opsonia" means wages or provisions paid to a worker.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Orders for payment). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.oxy.6.974
παρὰ Σαρᾶ Διονυσίῳ γεωργῷ χαίρειν. δὸς Ζωσίμῳ ἰδίῳ ὑπὲρ ὀψωνίων πυροῦ ἀρτάβας δύο, γίνονται πυροῦ ἀρτάβαι β. ἔτους δ Μεσορὴ ε σεσημείωμαι