bgu.2.681
† Τῦβι γ ε ἰνδικτίωνος Μηνᾶς ἐξσκυβίτωρ ἀπὸ μέρους διαραφῆς λαύρας Τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας κατὰ κέλευσιν Αβδελαλε ἀμὶρ κεράτια τέσσαρα γίνεται κεράτια δ μόνα † † διʼ ἐμοῦ […]ου †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39049
Payment of 4 keratia by Menas the exkoubitor for the lane of the Great Church TM 39049unbekanntVII - VIII
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A short receipt or payment note dated Tybi 3 of a 5th indiction, recording that Menas, an exkoubitor (guardsman), paid or received 4 keratia relating to the lane of the Great Church, by order of an amir named Abdel... It dates to the early Arab period of Egypt, 7th to 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
† Tybi 3, 5th indiction. Menas,
exkoubitor, on account of
part of the assessment (?) of the lane of the Great Church,
[by order] of Abdellas (?) the amir, 4 keratia,
making 4 keratia only. † † Through me,
[…]os †
The amir's name is abbreviated (Abdel...) and its full form is uncertain; the abbreviation rendered 'assessment' (diaraphe) is also uncertain. A keration is a small fraction (1/24) of a gold solidus..
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.