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Τσενησις Πουλη γεωργῷ χαίρειν. δὸς τῷ Μαξίμῳ σίτου γεουχικῷ μέτρῳ ἀρτάβας β
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34215
Order to the farmer Poules to deliver wheat to Maximos TM 34215Ain Waqfa (Oasis Magna)2. Hälfte IV
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A short ostracon order in which Tsenesis instructs the farmer Poules to deliver 2 artabas of wheat, measured by the landowner's measure, to Maximos. It comes from Ain Waqfa in the Great Oasis and dates to the second half of the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
Tsenesis to Poules, farmer, greetings.
Give to Maximos 2 artabas of wheat by the landowner's measure.
The 'landowner's measure' (geouchikon metron) was the measure used on a particular estate, which could differ from the public standard. The genitive Pouli may be from the name Poulis or Poules.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ordres de livraison). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.