Account
Account
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A short ostracon account from Trimithis (Amheida) in the Dakhla Oasis, listing several men, some identified only as sons of named fathers, each with a small quantity of 1 or 2 units. A further entry on the other side records 2 units from a place called Pmouo. It dates to about AD 350-370.
The commodity and unit counted are not stated. Pmouo is an Egyptian place-name element meaning 'the well' or 'the water'.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Account
[side convex] υἱὸς Ἀμμωνίου …ρ β υἱὸς Εὐηθίου β υἱὸς Φιλοσαράπιδος β Μαθθαῖος β Πεκῦσις α [side concave] ἀπὸ Πμουω β
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