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τῷ κυρίῳ ἀδελφῷ […] χαίρειν. παράσχου τῷ […] κριθῆς μέτρῳ …[…] γίνονται ἀρτάβαι […] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34465
Order to supply barley TM 34465Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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A fragmentary ostracon containing an order to supply barley, addressed to a 'lord brother', with the quantity in artabas lost. It comes from Kysis in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother […], greetings. Supply to […] barley, by the measure […], total artabas […]
[… ? lines lost …]
Short delivery orders of this kind were written on potsherds (ostraca) and handed to the recipient to present to the person holding the goods. The measure used and the amount of barley are lost.
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.