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Ἀπολλωνίῳ οἰνοπαραλημπτῇ καὶ χειριστῇ Πέσλα[…] μ[…]. γενεθλίοις Ὑπερεχίου[…] […]σιλεντιαρίῳ κνίδιον α[…] […]…[…] κεράμια διπλᾶ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Fragmentary order or account addressed to Apollonios, wine receiver and administrator at Pesla, concerning wine supplied for the birthday celebrations of Hyperechios and to a silentiarius. It dates to the early 4th century AD, from Pesla in the Hermopolite nome or Hermopolis.
A knidion was a wine jar of Knidian type and double jars (dipla) were a standard larger measure. A silentiarius was a court official responsible for order and silence.
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.
Ἀπολλωνίῳ οἰνοπαραλημπτῇ καὶ χειριστῇ Πέσλα[…] μ[…]. γενεθλίοις Ὑπερεχίου[…] […]σιλεντιαρίῳ κνίδιον α[…] […]…[…] κεράμια διπλᾶ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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