p.cair.masp.1.67081
εἰ μὴ ἓν νόμισμα κεράτια[…] Ἀπολλῶτος Διοσκόρου τοῦ […] κερατίων πέμψον εἰς τὴν […] αὐτὴν εὑρίσκω ἐνδοῦναι †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36823
Fragment of a letter mentioning Apollos son of Dioskoros and payments TM 36823Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VI
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A small fragment of a letter from Aphrodito in the Antaiopolite nome, sixth century AD, mentioning sums in solidi and carats and an instruction to send something. It names Apollos son of Dioskoros, the father of the well-known Dioskoros of Aphrodito.
In English machine translation
[…] except one solidus (?) […] carats […]
of Apollos son of Dioskoros, the […]
[…] carats, send to the […]
[…] I find it to hand over (?) †
The nomisma is the gold solidus and the keration (carat) is a fraction of it, used as a money of account. The lines are broken on the right, so their connection is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment de lettre). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.