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Order to pay three talents of copper TM 41928UnknownFebruary 25, 4 B.C.

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A short ostracon order instructing Petechois, perhaps a banker, to pay three copper talents to a man named Petear[…]. It was issued by another Petechois and is dated Year 26 of Augustus, Phamenoth 1 (25 February 4 BC).

In English machine translation

Petechois son of Me[…] to Petechois son of Ph[…], greetings. Pay to Petear[…] son of Po[…] three talents of copper, total 3 talents of copper. Year 26, Phamenoth 1.

The verb chrematison ('pay' or 'credit') is the standard term of banking payment orders. The patronymics are abbreviated and cannot be fully read.

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

DDbDP-text Full record →

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · February 25, 4 B.C.

Πετεχόις Με Πετεχόει Φ… χαίρειν. χρημάτισον Πετεαρ Πο χαλκοῦ τάλαντα τρία, γίνονται χαλκοῦ τάλαντα γ. ἔτους κϛ Φαμενὼθ α.