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Account of money payments by named individuals TM 38595ElephantineVII - VIII

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An ostracon from Elephantine listing sixteen men with sums of money in gold solidi and carats against their names, probably contributions or payments. It dates to the 7th or 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

Of Phokas son of Isakios, 2 solidi Pachoum son of Isakios, 6 carats Apater son of Isakios, 2 carats … 2 Of Konstantinos son of Leontios, 1 carat Pson son of Iosephios, 1 carat Of Theodoros son of Iosephios, 1 carat Of Antonios son of Kamoul, 1 carat Pachoum son of Allamon, 1 carat Of Ioannes son of Theodoros, 1 carat Of Apakyros son of Koui, 1 carat Of Matthaios son of Hatres, 1 carat Of Theodoros son of Paeion, 1 carat Of Paeion son of Senouthios, 1 Of Abraamios son of Epimachos, 1 Of Menas son of Didymos, 1 Of Merkourios son of Senouthios, 1

The carat (keration) was a fraction of the gold solidus, normally 1/24. The unit is not written in the last four entries but is presumably again 1 carat.

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

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cde.85.366_2

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VII - VIII · Elephantine

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