cpr.10.42
† Ἀθανασίῳ ὁ Πάπας πέντε κνίδια οἴνου Φεντεμὶν παράσχου εἰς ἀναλώματα τῷ κυρίῳ τῷ ἀναγνώστῃ τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου Ἀλεξάνδρου διπλᾶ ε μόνον Φαῶφι κγ ὀγδόης ἰνδικτίωνος † ἐσημειωσάμην διπλᾶ ε
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Order to supply wine to a reader of the church of Saint John TM 35343ArsinoitesV
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An order from Papas to Athanasios to supply five jars of wine from Phentemin to Alexandros, reader (lector) of the church of Saint John, for expenses. It is dated Phaophi 23 of an eighth indiction and comes from the Arsinoite nome, 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
† To Athanasios, (from) Papas. Supply five knidia of wine of Phentemin for expenses to the lord Alexandros, the reader of (the church of) Saint John, 5 double (jars) only.
Phaophi 23, eighth indiction.
† I have signed: 5 double (jars).
A knidion was a wine jar, here counted as a 'double' (diploun) measure. Phentemin is taken as a place name designating the wine's origin; 'the reader' is a minor church office (lector).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Zahlungsanweisung). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.