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Order to supply a marion of wine to the priest Apellos TM 34559Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V

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An order on an ostracon from Petros, a standard-bearer (signifer), instructing Chrestos, a supervisor (epimeletes), to supply one marion of wine to Apellos, a priest. It is dated to a 4th indiction and comes from Kysis in the Kharga Oasis, 4th to early 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

Petros, signifer, to Chrestos, epimeletes. Supply to Apellos, priest, 1 marion of wine, total 1 marion only. 4th indiction. I, Petros, have signed.

The marion is a wine measure attested especially in the Oases. The signifer was a military standard-bearer; the epimeletes was a supervisor, probably of stores.

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.

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

Πέτρος σίγνιφερ Χρῆστος ἐπιμελητής. παράσχου Ἀπελλῶτι ἱερεῖ οἴνου μάριον ἕν γίνεται μάριον α μόνον δ ἰνδικτίωνος, Πέτρος σεσημείωμαι.