p.oxy.16.1922
† ψιμιθίου λίτραι ε, κυανίου λίτραι γ, συρικοῦ λίτραι γ, ῥωσιταρίου λίτραι β, ἀρσενικοῦ λίτραι γ, ἰαρίου λίτρα α.
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List of pigments with quantities TM 35604OxyrhynchosV
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A short list of pigments and their quantities in pounds: white lead, blue, red, an unidentified colour, orpiment and verdigris. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 5th century AD, perhaps a painter's order or supply list.
In English machine translation
† White lead, 5 lbs.,
blue (cyanus), 3 lbs.,
red (sericum), 3 lbs.,
rositarium (?), 2 lbs.,
orpiment (arsenikon), 3 lbs.,
verdigris, 1 lb.
The quantities are in litrai, Roman pounds of about 327 g. Rhositarion is otherwise unknown, perhaps a rose-coloured pigment, and syrikon is a red pigment.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Commodities). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.