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Δημῆτρις ὀπτίων Χρήστῳ ἐπιμελητῇἐπιμελιτης. παράσχου Τ ἄρτου ἀννώναςἀνώνας μόνας Ῥασηγέη υἱός. Ἁθὺρ ζ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34410
Order from the optio Demetris to supply annona bread TM 34410Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon with an order from Demetris, an optio (a junior military officer), to Chrestos, the overseer, to supply bread from the annona (state provisions) to a named person. It comes from Kysis in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD. The whole text was struck through by the writer.
In English machine translation
⟦Demetris, optio, to Chrestos⟧
⟦the overseer. Supply⟧
⟦T…⟧
⟦of bread of the annona⟧
⟦…⟧
⟦only⟧
⟦Rasegee (?), son.⟧
⟦Hathyr 7⟧
The entire text is marked as deleted, perhaps cancelled after the delivery was made. The annona was the state supply of rations to soldiers and officials.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ordre de paiement). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.