Fragment of a contract concerning wine TM 341830Bawit (Hermopolites)VII - VIII

Small fragment of a Coptic document from Bawit in the Hermopolite nome, catalogued as a contract concerning wine. Only scattered phrases survive, mentioning sending something north, a dwelling place (perhaps the monastery), quantities of wine, and the beginning of a signature formula ('I, …') after a cross.

In English machine translation

The identification as a wine contract rests on the mentions of wine (ⲏⲣⲡ) and the signature formula; the readings of measures and of 'stole' (garment) are uncertain. 'Dwelling place' (ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ) may refer to a monastic residence.

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