Money Account
Fragment of money account
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A fragment of an ostracon money account listing sums in drachmas, mostly against names that are now largely lost, including Isidoros and Tiberinus. It probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD.
The left side of each line is lost, so the names and the purpose of the payments are unknown. The large drachma sums reflect the inflated currency of the period.
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.
Fragment of money account
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