Money Account
Money account
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 41877
Account of money sums listed against personal names TM 41877probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptIVth century A.D.
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An ostracon with a money account listing individuals and sums in drachmas set against each name. It dates to the 4th century AD and probably comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Pa[…]
Thalasios, […] drachmas
Syrion, 2,700 drachmas
Kastor son of Ptolemaios, 440 drachmas
Valerius, […]600 drachmas
Melas son of Horos, 4,500 drachmas
Pekysis son of Aphelix, 2,700
Heron, 1,700
Heras son of Kastor, 2,400 drachmas
Tiberinus son of Apion, 2,040 drachmas
[…], 1,100 drachmas
[…], 4,500 drachmas
[…], 2,240 drachmas
[…], 2,500 drachmas
[…]ou, 1,200 drachmas
[…], 3,000 drachmas
[…], 2,500 drachmas.
The large drachma figures reflect the heavy currency inflation of 4th-century Egypt. The purpose of the payments is not stated.
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.
o.mich.1.111
Πα…[…] Θαλάσειος δραχμαὶ …[…] Συρίων δραχμαὶ Βψ Κάστωρ Πτολεμαίου δραχμαὶ υμ Οὐαλέριος δραχμαὶ …χ Μέλας Ὥρου δραχμαὶ Δφ Πεκῦσις Ἀφήλικος Βψ Ἥρων Αψ Ἡρᾶς Κάστορος δραχμαὶ Βυ Τιβερῖνος Ἀπίωνος δραχμαὶ Βμ […]υ… δραχμαὶ Αρ […]αν… δραχμαὶ Δφ […] … δραχμαὶ Βσμ […] δραχμαὶ Βφ […]ου δραχ…