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κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Πανίσκῳ Χρῆστος ἐπιμελητὴς ζ ἰνδικτίωνος. δὸς τῷ Ἰωάννῃ καρηιω οἴνου ξέστας εἴκοσι γίνονται ξέσται κ. σεσημείωμαι ἐγὼ Χρῆστος, ζ ἰνδικτίωνος.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34636
Order from Chrestos to Paniskos to deliver wine to Ioannes TM 34636Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon carrying a payment order from Chrestos, a supervisor (epimeletes) for the 7th indiction, instructing Paniskos to give 20 xestai of wine to Ioannes. 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 Ioannes karêiô(?) twenty xestai of wine, total 20 xestai. I, Chrestos, have signed, 7th indiction.
The word after Ioannes (karêiô) is unclear; it may be an epithet, occupation or patronymic. A xestes was 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.