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A receipt in which Horouonchis son of Danielios, a former primicerius, acknowledges to the optio Herminos that he has received 1 1/2 gold solidi less 4 1/2 carats as freight charge for his boat, connected with the agraria of his son Phoibammon. It dates to the 5th century AD and is from Hermopolis.
Agraria probably refers to a military or fiscal duty or levy, and the exact sense here is uncertain. The solidus was divided into 24 carats (keratia), so amounts are often given as solidi 'less' some carats.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Naulon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἑρμίνῳ ὀπτίωνι Ὡρουῶγχις Δανιηλίου ἀπὸ πριμικηρίων· ἐδεξάμην ὁμοίως παρὰ σοῦ ὑπὲρ ναύλου τοῦ ἐμοῦ πλοίου ὑπὲρ ἀγραρίας Φοιβάμμωνος τοῦ ἐμοῦ υἱοῦ ἀπὸ νομισματίων τριῶν νομισμάτια ἓν ἥμισυ παρὰ κεράτια τέσσαρα ἥμισυ, γίνεται χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια α 𐅵 παρὰ κεράτια δ 𐅵. …
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