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[…] χυρινων […]σπερ λίτραι ε […]Ἀβρεὰμ Τεσαῦρις λίτραι ε […]νρεταβου λίτραι γ […]σερε Θέκρα λίτραι β 𐅵 […]Πλῆνις ἀρματοῦρα λίτραι δ […]… επι λίτραι …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34353
Account of pork distributed to individuals TM 34353Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon account listing quantities of pork in pounds assigned to or received by various individuals, among them Abream, Tesauris, Thekra and Plenis, a soldier of the armatura. It comes from Kysis (Douch) in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] of pork (?)
[…]sper, 5 pounds
[…] Abream, Tesauris, 5 pounds
[…]nretabou, 3 pounds
[…]sere, Thekra, 2 1/2 pounds
[…] Plenis, armatoura, 4 pounds
[…] … epi, … pounds
The abbreviation ἀρ(ματοῦρα) likely refers to the armatura, a category of late Roman soldiers. The heading χυρ(ινων), "of pork", is abbreviated and its first part is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Compte de viande de porc). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.