o.ashm.shelt.197
σαπφειρίου οὐγκία α χλωρῶν μνᾶ α λευκοῦ οὐγκίαι ε γαλβίνου οὐγκίαι ε μελανοῦ οὐγκίαι ε κοκκίνου οὐγκίαι γ πορφυροῦ ῥοδίνου λαμπροῦ ε
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33810
List of colours with quantities TM 33810OxyrhynchosIV
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A short list of colours, probably dyes or dyed wool or thread, with quantities in ounces and a mina. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
Sapphire-blue: 1 ounce
Greens: 1 mina
White: 5 ounces
Pale green (galbinus): 5 ounces
Black: 5 ounces
Scarlet: 3 ounces
Purple
Bright rose: 5
Galbinus is a Latin colour term for a pale yellowish green, borrowed into Greek. No quantity is written for purple, and no unit for bright rose.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Colours). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.