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List of recipients of annonae with receipt by an optio TM 34488Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V

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An ostracon listing individuals with the number of annonae (rations or ration allowances) assigned to each, with a note on the back that an optio named Takeitos received them. It comes from Kysis in the Kharga Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] [… lines lost …] Abraham […] Pekysis, annonae […] Victor …er, annonae 3 Piuris son of Kate, annonae 5 Elias, annonae 2 Psentais, annonae 2 Eukenes, annonae 7 Onnophris ……, annonae 7 … annonae Abraham son of Ioannes … … … Jacob son of Stel… … … … [verso] Takeitos, optio, has received […] Pyeris son of Paulos […] Apollon, annonae 7 Abraham the Tentyrite, annonae 18 Plenis son of Sibios ……… myself and Victor, annonae 17.

Annona here refers to a ration unit issued to soldiers or officials; an optio was a junior military officer responsible for supplies.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Liste de bénéficiaires d’annones). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

o.douch.2.153

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV - Anfang V · Kysis (Oasis Magna)

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