o.waqfa.32
ἔσχον διὰ Πακως ὑπὲρ γεούχου Κλεοβούλου ἀχύρου κάπιτα δέκα γίνεται κάπιτα ι. σεσημείωμαι ἐγὼ Ἀπόλλων διαδότης
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34237
Receipt for ten capita of chaff paid for the landowner Kleoboulos TM 34237Ain Waqfa (Oasis Magna)2. Hälfte IV
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An ostracon receipt in which Apollon, a distributor, acknowledges receiving ten rations (capita) of chaff delivered by Pakos on behalf of the landowner Kleoboulos. It comes from Ain Waqfa in the Great Oasis and dates to the second half of the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
I have received through Pakos, on behalf of the landowner Kleoboulos, ten capita of chaff,
total 10 capita. I, Apollon, distributor, have signed.
A caput (pl. capita) was a unit of fodder ration for an animal, used in late Roman military supply; chaff served as fodder. The diadotes was the official who distributed such supplies.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.