cpr.6.47
παρὰ Αἰλιανοῦ Ἀπολλωνίῳ βοηθῷ χαίρειν. δὸς Σιλβανῷ αὐλητῇ οἴνου κνίδια τρία, γίνεται οἴνου κνίδια γ. ἐσημειωσάμην τρία κνίδιαοἴνου
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 32516
Order to issue wine to Silvanus the flute-player TM 32516Pesla (Hermopolites) oder HermopolisAnfang IV
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A short order from Aelianus to his assistant Apollonios to issue three knidia of wine to Silvanus, a flute-player, with a signed note confirming the amount. It dates to the early 4th century AD and comes from Pesla in the Hermopolite nome or from Hermopolis.
In English machine translation
From Aelianus to Apollonios, assistant, greetings.
Give Silvanus the flute-player three knidia of wine, total 3 knidia of wine.
I have signed for three knidia of wine.
A knidion was a wine jar, originally of Knidian type, used as a measure. The flute-player was probably paid in wine for performing at some event.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.