o.douch.2.133
Ῥωμανὸς ὀπτίων Πε[…]… ……… Ἰωάννῃ σίτου ἀρτάβας δέκα γίνονται γεουχικῷ μέτρῳ ἀρτάβαι ι Φαρμοῦθι α. σεσημείωμαι […].
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34468
Order from the optio Romanos to deliver wheat to Ioannes TM 34468Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon carrying an order of payment from Romanos, an optio (a junior military officer), instructing that 10 artabas of wheat be given to Ioannes. It is dated Pharmouthi 1 and comes from Kysis in the Great Oasis, 4th to early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
Romanos, optio,
to Pe[…] […]
[…] to Ioannes [of wheat]
ten artabas, [total] 10 artabas by the landowner's measure. Pharmouthi 1. I have signed […].
The 'landowner's measure' (geouchikon metron) was a particular standard of the artaba used on estates. The addressee's name and the word 'wheat' are lost or restored.
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.