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A receipt in which Enoch, attendant of the bath belonging to the illustris Sarapammon son of Ioannes, acknowledges receiving one solidus of his wages for the fourth indiction from Apion, Sarapammon's steward. It was written at Oxyrhynchus on Phamenoth 13 in the 6th century AD.
The 'private standard' (idiotikon zygon) was a weight standard for gold coins used in private transactions, distinct from official standards. The final lines, probably the name of the person who wrote the receipt, are damaged.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Wages). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
† ἔσχον ἐγὼ Ἐνὼχ βαλανεὺς τοῦ λουτροῦ τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου ἰλλουστρίου Σαραπάμμωνος υἱοῦ Ἰωάννου παρὰ σοῦ τοῦ θαυμασιωτάτου Ἀπίωνος προνοητοῦ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου ἀνδρὸς ἐκ τοῦ ἐμοῦ μισθοῦ τῆς παρούσης τετάρτης ἰνδικτίονος νομισμάτιον ἓν ἰδιωτικῷ ζυγῷ γίνεται νομισμάτιον α ἰδιωτικῷ ζ…
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