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κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Πανίσκῳ Χρῆστος ἐπιμελητὴς ζ ἰνδικτίωνος. δὸς Παχουμσάι καρ οἴνου ξέστας εἴκοσι γίνονται οἴνου ξέσται κ. σεσημείωμαι ἐγὼ ὁ αὐτὸς Χρῆστος.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34624
Order from Chrestos to Paniskos to deliver wine to Pachoumsais TM 34624Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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A short written order on an ostracon from Chrestos, an epimeletes (official in charge) for the 7th indiction, instructing Paniskos to give 20 xestai of wine to Pachoumsais. 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 Paniskos,
Chrestos, epimeletes of the 7th indiction.
Give to Pachoumsais kar[…] twenty xestai of wine, total 20 xestai of wine.
I, the same Chrestos, have signed.
The word 'kar' after the payee's name is unexplained, possibly an abbreviation or an unfinished word. A xestes is a liquid measure of roughly half a litre.
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.