Fragmentary account concerning silver and wine TM 34498Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V

Fragment of an ostracon from Kysis in the Great Oasis with an account mentioning 2 talents of silver, wine measured in marion jars, and things distributed and received. It dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

The marion was a local wine jar measure used in the Oases. The verb ἐρόγευσα (for ἠρόγευσα) suggests a distribution of rations or payments, and ἐπίσταλμα may be an instruction or order from or concerning Ibis, the name of a town or a person.

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