A receipt in which Phoibammon, an official of the curiosi staff, acknowledges receiving gold solidi from Melas, a singularius, paid on behalf of Anouthios, the princeps, for the thirteenth indiction. It dates to the second half of the 5th century AD.
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I, Phoibammon, curopersonarius, have received from my lord Melas, singularius […], on behalf of Anouthios, princeps, for the thirteenth indiction, […] gold solidi, total […] gold solidi only.
The receipt is agreed by me, as stated above. Flavius Phoibammon, cur[opersonarius]: [I agree to] the receipt.
The amount of gold is lost. Curopersonarius, singularius and princeps are Late Roman administrative titles with no exact English equivalent; the princeps was head of an official's staff.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ricevuta di Φοιβάμμων κουρωπερσωνάριος). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.