p.oxy.14.1720
Αὐρηλία Θέκλα γυνὴ Παπνουθίου ἀπὸ κώμης Βερκὺ Αὐρηλίᾳ Ἑλένῃ Παποντῶτος χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ ἐσχηκέναι παρὰ σοῦ τὴν τιμὴν οἴνου σηκωμάτων ἑκατὸν δέκα, διπλῶν ρι, τῷ κύριῳ Τούσκῳ καρπω……ου [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 37842
Acknowledgement of advance payment for wine TM 37842OxyrhynchosVI
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An acknowledgement by Aurelia Thekla of the village of Berky that she has received from Aurelia Helene the price of 110 measures of wine, apparently an advance payment for wine to be delivered later. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 6th century AD.
In English machine translation
Aurelia Thekla, wife of Papnouthios, from the village of Berky, to Aurelia Helene daughter of Papontos, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you the price of 110 sekomata of wine, 110 double jars, to my lord Touskos (?), produce (?) […]
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A sekoma was a wine measure, here equated with a double jar (diplon). The end of line 6 is damaged, so the reference to Touskos and the produce is uncertain, and the rest of the text is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Payment in Advance (?) for Wine). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.