Money Account
Money account
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An ostracon listing men's names with sums of money in drachmas beside them, a simple money account. It dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD and probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum.
The purpose of the payments is not stated. One name, Satabous, was deleted by the scribe.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Money Account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Money account
[ctr] …[…] Σω[…] Συρίων[…] Ἀπολλ[…] Καπέεις[…] Πρίσκος […] Σαραπάμμων[…] Πτολλᾶς Σαραπίωνος δραχμαὶ[…] Πατῖσις Ἰσιδώρου δραχμαὶ[…] Πατᾶς Ἀπύγχιος δραχμαὶ[…] Σερῆνος Πτολεμαίου δραχμαὶ[…] Πανκράτιος Πτολδραχμαὶ[…] Δημήτριος μητρὸς Εἶσι δραχμαὶ […] Παλήμων Πτολεμαίου δραχμαὶ … […] …
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