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Memorandum for delivery of barley to the house of Serenos TM 372113Trimithis (Oasis Magna)

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A short ostracon memorandum recording the delivery of 2 artabas of barley by Petosiris, son of Ouai, to the house of his lord Serenos. It comes from Trimithis in the Great Oasis.

In English machine translation

Petosiris son of Ouai(?): 2 artabas of barley to the house of my lord Serenos.

"Ouai" may be a patronymic or part of a name; its form is uncertain. "My lord" is a customary respectful address and need not imply a formal master.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Memorandum for the delivery of barley). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

o.trim.2.495

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Trimithis (Oasis Magna)

Πετοσῖρις Οὐαι κριθῆς ἀρτάβας β εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ κυρίου μου Σερήνου.