p.amst.1.63
ἔσχον παρὰ σοῦ Μηνᾶ μοναχοῦ[…] χρυσοῦ νομισματίου τρίτον, γίνεται χρυσουνομισματίου γ Πκοῦι στοιχεῖ. †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 35880
Receipt for a third of a gold solidus paid by the monk Menas TM 35880Bawit (Hermopolites)1. Hälfte VIII
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A short receipt in which Pkoui acknowledges receiving one third of a gold solidus from the monk Menas. It comes from Bawit in the Hermopolite nome and dates to the first half of the 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
I have received from you, Menas, monk […] one third of a gold solidus, total 1/3 gold solidus.
I, Pkoui, agree. †
The solidus (nomisma) was the standard Byzantine gold coin. A gap after Menas's title may have held further identification or the reason for payment.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Quittung). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.