Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor by Clemens
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A short ostracon receipt recording the transport of 2 sacks of grain from the village of Karanis, produce of year 1, by a man named Clemens. It is dated in year 2, in the month Pauni, probably in the late 3rd century AD.
The father's name Sambas is largely restored. The destination harbour is lost.
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 Transport of Grain). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor by Clemens
ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος γενήματος α ἔτους Κλῆμες Σαμπᾶ σάκκους β […] ἔτους β Παῦνι[…]
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