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☧ βρέβιν σκευῶν· ἐλαίου μετρηταί, β οἴνου Ἀσκαλώνια, δ τραγημάτων Ἀσκαλώνιον, α γάρου λευκοῦ λαγύνια, ε μέλανος λαγύνια, β ὀμφαλάριον, α στρονγύλιν ἐλβυνίου […] στεακ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33475
Inventory of provisions including oil, wine and fish-sauce TM 33475unbekanntIV
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A short Christian-headed inventory of household goods and provisions, listing oil, wine in Ascalon jars, dried fruits or sweetmeats, white and black fish-sauce in flasks and some vessels. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from Hermopolis; the end is lost.
In English machine translation
☧ List of goods:
of oil, 2 metretai
of wine, 4 Ascalon jars
of dried fruits (?), 1 Ascalon jar
of white fish-sauce, 5 flasks
of black (fish-sauce), 2 flasks
1 omphalarion
a round (vessel ?) of elbynion […]
steak[…]
[…]
"Ascalon jars" are a type of wine amphora named after the Palestinian city of Ascalon; omphalarion and elbynion are rare terms of uncertain meaning. Garum (fish-sauce) came in white and black varieties.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Inventory). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.