Account of Chaff
Account of litrai of chaff
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A short ostracon account listing amounts in litrai (pounds) credited to several people, headed by the name Panesatis. The catalogue identifies the commodity as chaff. It probably comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD.
The commodity (chaff) is not named in the text itself and comes from the catalogue description. A litra is a Roman pound of about 327 g.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of Chaff). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Account of litrai of chaff
Πανεσᾶτις Αὐνῆ λίτραι τ Πτολλαρίων Πολυδεύκους λίτραι ρλη Σελποῦς λίτραι σο Συρίων Σώτου λίτραι υοε.
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