o.oasis.Bahria14
παράσχου Ζῆς Πόλος ἀρουρ[…] χι ὑπὲρ ἀχύρου κάπιτον ἕνα γίνεται κάπιτον α Φαρμοῦθι … […]…… […]…[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34160
Order to provide one capitum for chaff TM 34160Oasis ParvaIV - V
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An ostracon from the Small (Bahariya) Oasis ordering a payment or delivery of one capitum (a ration unit) on account of chaff, involving a man named Zes Polos. It dates to the 4th or 5th century AD and is dated in the month Pharmouthi.
In English machine translation
Provide (?), Zes Polos, aroura[…]chi(?), for chaff, one capitum, total 1 capitum.
Pharmouthi […]
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The capitum was a unit of fodder or ration allowance in late Roman requisitions. The word after the name, beginning 'aroura-', is broken and its sense (perhaps a place name or personal name) is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Zahlungsanweisung). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.