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Account of expenses starting from a gold solidus TM 33669OxyrhynchosV

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A private account of expenses from Oxyrhynchus, probably of the 5th century AD. Starting on Choiak 22 from a gold solidus less a quarter, it lists sums in myriads of denarii spent on chickens, a linen cloth and general expenses.

In English machine translation

[recto] Beginning of the account: Choiak 22, I have given 1 gold solidus less a quarter. For expenses, 200 myriads only, for chickens, 515 myriads only, for expenses, 225 myriads only, for small change (?), 220 myriads only, for a linen cloth and expenses, 820 myriads only, for expenses, 205 myriads only, for expenses, 400 myriads only, […] for expenses, 490 myriads, for a diarion, 120 myriads only, for expenses, 100 myriads only, for small change and expenses, 240 (myriads). [verso, column 1] [… 10 lines lost, deleted …] [verso, column 2] [… lines lost …]

Sums are in myriads (units of 10,000) of debased denarii, typical of late Roman inflation. The meaning of katalepton (here 'small change') and diarion is uncertain, and the sequence 'η ἑρμυ' in line 9 is unexplained.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of Expenses). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · V · Oxyrhynchos

[r] ἀρχὴ λόγου· Χοίακ κβ δέδωκα χρυσοῦ νόμισμα ἓν παρὰ τέταρτον . ἀναλώματος μυριάδας διακοσίας μόνας, ὀρνιθίων μυριάδας πεντακοσίας δεκαπέντε μόνας, ἀναλώματος μυριάδας διακοσίας εἴκοσι πέντε μόνας, καταλέπτου μυριάδας διακοσίας εἴκοσι μόνας, σαβανίου καὶ ἀναλώματος μυριάδας ὀκτ…