o.waqfa.56
ιε ἰνδικτίωνος. συνεφώηνησε Βῆς Πουλη δοῦναι τοῖς γέουχοις μόνοις ἐλαίου γεουχικῷ μέτρῳ χοῦν α. σεσημείωμαι ἐγὼ Μακάριος.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34261
Agreement by Bes son of Poules to supply oil to the landowners TM 34261Ain Waqfa (Oasis Magna)2. Hälfte IV
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A short ostracon recording an agreement by Bes son of Poules to deliver one chous of oil to the landowners, countersigned by Makarios. It dates to the second half of the 4th century AD and comes from Ain Waqfa in the Great Oasis.
In English machine translation
15th indiction. Bes son of Poules agreed to give to the landowners alone 1 chous of oil by the landowners' measure. I, Makarios, have signed.
The chous is a liquid measure, here reckoned by the landowners' own measure. The verb 'agreed' is misspelled in the original.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Conventions). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.