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Μακάριος Παέρις αλη τάλαντα ψ Πεφαῆρις ὑπὲρ τοῦ πακο τάλαντα ψ Πκάλιος Πολειεύχου τάλαντα χ Καὸρ Σ…[…]ιος τάλαντα ω Θατρεῆς Ἀκ[…] τάλαντα ϡ Δῖος σιτομέτρης τάλαντα Αχ Πασῆμις τάλαντα Α […]…η…εις Σαρ μητρὸς Ἐκ τάλαντα Α
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34732
Account of money in talents paid by individuals TM 34732unbekanntIV - V
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An ostracon listing eight individuals, including a grain-measurer, each with a sum of money in talents. It dates to the 4th or 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
Makarios (son of) Paeris, aleh(?): 700 talents
Pephaeris, on behalf of the pako(?): 700 talents
Pkalios (son of) Polyeuktos: 600 talents
Kaor (son of) S…[…]ios: 800 talents
Thatreës (son of) Ak[…]: 900 talents
Dios, grain-measurer: 1,600 talents
Pasemis: 1,000 talents
[…] (son of) Sar, mother Ek(…): 1,000 talents
The large sums in talents reflect the severe inflation of the Late Roman currency. The words 'aleh' and 'pako' in lines 1-2 are unexplained.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of Money). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.