Receipt for Delivery in Kind
Receipt for chaff of Karanis brought by Valerius and Kanaout to an unknown harbor
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Receipt for chaff delivered by Valerius of Karanis TM 41965unknown harbor, Herakleopolite or Memphite nome, province of EgyptAugust 6, 336 A.D.
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Receipt recording deliveries of chaff for the tenth indiction from the village of Karanis, 240 pounds brought by Valerius and 120 pounds through Kanaout, signed by Souchidas. It dates to 6 August 336 AD.
In English machine translation
Mesore 13. Valerius of the village of Karanis has delivered, for the tenth indiction, 240 pounds of chaff, total 240 pounds; and through Kanaout 120 pounds, total 120 pounds. I, Souchidas, have signed.
The text spells the village "Keranis" for Karanis. Chaff (achyron) was collected in kind, often as fuel or for making bricks, and was measured here in Roman pounds (litrai).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Delivery in Kind). 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.1.203
Μεσορὴ ιγ παρήνεγκε Οὐβαλέρις κώμης Κερανίδος δεκάτης ἰνδικτίονος ἀχύρου λίτρας διακοσίας τεσσαράκοντα, λίτραι σμ. καὶ διὰ Καναοῦτ λίτρας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι, λίτραι ρκ. Σουχιδᾶς σεσημείωμαι.