o.douch.2.116
τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἰωάννῃ […]… χαίρειν. δὸς τῷ […]ανῷ εἰς ἀννῶναν […]γεουχικὰς ἀρτάβας τρεῖς γίνονται ἀρτάβαι γ. σεσημείωμαι […]…ε… ἰνδικτίωνος.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34451
Order to Ioannes to deliver 3 artabas for the annona TM 34451Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon order to a certain Ioannes to pay out 3 artabas, measured by the landowners' measure, to a man whose name ends in -anos, for the annona (state grain levy). It comes from Kysis in the Great (Kharga) Oasis, AD 4th to early 5th century.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Ioannes, […] greetings. Give to […]anos for the annona […] 3 artabas by the estate-owners' measure, total 3 artabas. I have signed.
[…] indiction.
The annona was a tax in kind used to supply the army and officials. The 'geouchic' artaba was a measure tied to large landowners' estates.
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.