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λόγος ἐρεοξύλων Ταμοῦν Παάπις λίθοι β Τεσουῆρις λίθοι β γυνὴ Εὐγένης λίθος α γυνὴ Εὐπρέπης λίθος α Τρεμπαμόου ἀδελφὴ λίθ …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34385
Account of cotton listed by weight in stones TM 34385Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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A short ostracon account listing quantities of cotton, measured in 'stones' (weights), supplied by or owed from several women. It comes from Kysis in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
Account of cotton (wool-from-trees):
Tamoun daughter of Paapis, 2 stones
Tesoueris, 2 stones
Wife of Eugenes, 1 stone
Wife of Euprepes, 1 stone
Trempamoou's sister, […] stone(s)
The Greek term erioxylon, literally 'tree-wool', designates cotton; the 'stone' (lithos) is a unit of weight. The figure in the last line 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 coton). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.